§ 34. Mr. MARTINasked the Secretary for Mines how many gallons of oil have been produced from coal in the United Kingdom since the beginning of last year to the latest date for which figures are available; and how many were produced during 1931 and 1932?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Mr. Ernest Brown)No official information is available but the following quantities of oil are estimated to have been produced from coal by various processes in the last three years:
| — | Crude Benzole and other Spirit. | Creosote | ||
| Million Gallons. | ||||
| 1931 | … | … | 40 | 63 |
| 1932 | … | … | 39 | 55 |
| 1933 | … | … | 48 | 60 |
§ The figures for 1933 are provisional and subject to revision.
§ Mr. MARTINCan the hon. Member say whether the figures show that there has been an increase in the production of oil from coal since the oil tax was introduced in the last Budget?
§ Mr. T. SMITHCan the hon. Member say how much coal was used to extract this oil?