§ 27. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of the mineral oils and oil products imported into and retained in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland during last year?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe total declared value of petroleum, crude and refined, mineral jelly and paraffin wax imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the year 1929, less re-exports during that year, amounted to £41,895,000. The declared value of the domestic exports of these products from Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the same year amounted to £3,859,000, and my hon. and gallant Friend will appreciate that practically the whole of these were probably derived from imported oils. The latter figure does not include oil-fuel shipped for use as bunkers, the value of which is not available.