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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the total share of the energy market which British Gas has had in each of the last five years compared with that of North sea oil, the National Coal Board and the Central Electricity Generating Board.
Mr. Buchanan-Smith
The percentage shares of United Kingdom final consumption of fuels and electricity covered by sales of gas by the British Gas Corporation and by electricity supplied by the Central Electricity Generating Board for the latest five complete years are as follows:
Percent | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 |
British Gas Corporation | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Central Electricity Generating Board* | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
* Direct sales or via Area Boards. The figures include a small element of estimation. |