§ 23. Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the figures for the amount of petrol imported into this country in 1913 and 1926, respectively; and what amounts came from the Russian oilfields in 1913 and 1926, respectively?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER101 million gallons of motor spirit were imported into Great Britain and Ireland in 1913, of which 14.9 million gallons were consigned from Russia. In 1926, 562 million gallons were imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of which 55.2 million gallons were consigned from the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
§ Mr. PALINGMay I ask whether the recent propaganda against the consumption of Russian oil has had any effect on the importation of oil into this country?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI have no statistical information.