§ 27. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Mooreasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what quantity of petrol was exported from 632 Britain during the quarter ended 31st December, 1946; and to what countries.
§ The Minister of Fuel and Power (Mr. Shinwell)As the answer contains a number of figures I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Sir T. MooreAs there are a number of figures it can be assumed that there is a large quantity of petrol being exported, but why should we export any petrol since we are going short in our own country both for industrial and private consumption?
§ Mr. ShinwellThe amount of actual export is not large.
§ Following is the answer:
| The exports of petrol from Britain during the quarter ended 31st December, 1946, were as follows: | |||
| Country of Destination. | Exports. (Tons). | Re-Exports. (Tons). | Total (Tons). |
| Eire | — | 5,123.3 | 5,123.3 |
| Channel Islands. | 54.6 | 2,708.2 | 2,762.8 |
| Barbados | 1.5 | — | 1.5 |
| Gibraltar | 0.2 | — | 0.2 |
| Malta | 0.1 | — | 0.1 |
| Norway | 1,941.8 | 4,125.9 | 6,067.7 |
| Denmark | 160.3 | — | 160.3 |
| Faroe Islands | 5.7 | 310.1 | 315.8 |
| Sweden | — | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Belgium | — | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Dutch Borneo | 0.1 | — | 0.1 |
| TOTAL | 2,164.3 | 12,270.9 | 14,435.2 |