Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 December 2004. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 December 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of butane lighter fuel used in the UK in the last period for which figures are available was produced in the UK.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of butane lighter fuel used in the UK in the last period for which figures are available was produced in the UK. [203161] Jacqui Smith: Consumption of butane in the UK was 915,000 tonnes in 2003, of which 714,000 tonnes was consumed for non-energy use. About 20 per cent. of these amounts were imported. It is not possible to disaggregate how much butane was used in lighters and what proportion of that was UK produced.

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