§ 13. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked 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 KENWORTHYCan 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 HEADLAMThe same reasons apply. This information has never been published.