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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much liquid gas was used in the UK in the last year for which figures are available; how much was imported and from where; how much was used for domestic and industrial heating; and what her latest estimate is of the number of vehicles running on liquid gas. [195701] Mr. Mike O'Brien: [holding answer 4 November 2004]: There are two types of liquid gas, liquid natural gas (LNG) and liquid petroleum gas (LPG). Natural gas is liquefied for storage or long distance transportation purposes. Currently there is little LNG used in the UK and its usage cannot be separately disaggregated from natural gas data. The latest annual figures for UK consumption of liquid petroleum gases (butane and propane) in 2003 were published in table 3.4 of the 2004 edition of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics. In 2003 UK consumption of LPG was 2.9 million tonnes of which 0.84 million tonnes were used by industry and 0.34 million tonnes by households. It is not possible to split this usage between heating and other energy uses such as cooking. Total UK imports of LPG in 2003 were 0.36 million tonnes with 0.18 million tonnes from EU countries, 0.1 million tonnes from Norway, 0.06 million tonnes from Russia and 0.02 million tonnes from other countries.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

195701; 426 c1306-7W;426 c1310W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Energy supply Heating Fuels Imports Motor vehicles Natural gas Petrol Liquefied petroleum gas Diesel Gases Liquefied natural gas

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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