To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the net value of traded energy stocks was between Russia and the UK in the latest year for which figures are available. (151548)

Estimates of the quantities and value of British trade specifically with Russia of coal and oil during 2005 are available electronically in Annex G of the current “Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics” http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/statistics/source/trade/page18526.html and are reported as follows.

It is not possible to ascertain what share of gas or electricity imports passing through third countries may have originated in Russia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what percentage of energy used in the UK is imported from Russia; and what types of energy are imported from that country. (151550)

Based on data published in Annex G of the “Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics” http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/statistics/source/trade/page18526.html, direct energy imports from Russia during 2005 consisted of coal (11.5 Mtoe) and crude oil (7.0 Mtoe), which in total represented approximately 7.5 per cent. of primary energy demand in the UK. It is not possible to ascertain how much gas or electricity passing through third countries may have originated in Russia.

It should be noted that, as a result of commercial decisions, around two-thirds of the UK’s crude oil production is exported annually such that UK “net” imports of crude oil in 2005 were only 0.9 million tonnes.