HC Deb 04 July 1928 vol 219 cc1357-8
13. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what quantity of oil fuel, lubricating oil, and petrol, respectively, was purchased for the Royal Navy last year; and what proportion of these oils were purchased from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Lieut.-Colonel Headlam)

It is not in the national interest that the consumption of fuel oil, etc., in His Majesty's Navy should be disclosed.

Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

Can I have an answer to the last part of my Question: what proportion of these oils were purchased from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company?

Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAM

The same reasons apply. This information has never been published.

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