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Mr. Skinner
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what percentage of total fuel used by the Central Electricity Generating Board during 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82 consisted of (a) coal, (b) oil and (c) nuclear energy.
Mr. John Moore
I am advised by the CEGB that the shares on a coal equivalent basis of coal, oil and nuclear fuels as a percentage of total fuel used in these years are:
| (Percentages) | |||
| Coal | Oil* | Nuclear | |
| 1979–80† | 77·0 | 11·8 | 10·4 |
| 1980–81 | 81·6 | 8·4 | 10·0 |
| 1981–82 | 81·1 | 8·3 | 10·6 |
| Notes: | |||
| * The oil figures include oil for lighting-up, flame stabilisation, overburn, etc., in coal-fired stations. | |||
| † In 1979–80 natural gas accounted for 0·8 percent, of total fuel burn. | |||