§ Mr. Blackburnasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount of each class of hydrocarbon oils retained for home consumption during the year ended
Description (a). Approximate quantity of duty paid oils retained for consumption. Approximate net receipts Fully rebateable oils (b). gallons. £ gallons. Light oils— Petroleum spirit— Motor spirit 1,187,518,000 44,532,000 — Other spirit 40,796,000 1,530,000 — Coal tar products— Benzol — — — Other sorts 1,000 — — Turpentine 1,095,000 41,000 — Heavy oils for mixing with light oils (c) 12,000 — — Other hydrocarbon oils 372,000 14,000 — Oils in composite articles 43,000 2,000 — TOTAL LIGHT OILS 1,229,837,000 46,119,000 — Heavy oils for use as fuel in road vehicles (Duty-paid at rate for light oils) 159,730,000 5,990,000 — Other heavy oils (duty-paid at 1d. per gallon)— Petroleum oil— Crude oil 6,000 — 55,000 Kerosene 177,273,000 738,000 242,214,000 Lubricating oil 123,789,000 516,000 2,707,000 Gas oil 14,202,000 59,000 327,041,000 Fuel oil 14,590,000 61,000 731,868,000 Other sorts 2,417,000 10,000 6,452,000 Coal tar products (d) 24,000 — — Other oils 49,000 — 1,950,000 Oils in composite articles 79,000 — 25,000 Gases produced from imported heavy oils 76,000 — 100,000 TOTAL HEAVY OILS other than road fuel 332,457,000 1,384,000 1,312,412,000 TOTAL DUTIABLE OILS 1,722,024,000 53,493,000 — Deduct net amount paid to Isle of Man etc. (e) — 283,000 — 1,722,024,000 53,210,000 — (a) The descriptions of oil correspond to those used in Customs documents, but are not defined by statute. (b) These quantities of oils fully rebated under Section 1 of the Finance Act, 1947, are quantities delivered out of official charge without payment of duty, or not subsequently exported. (c) Dutiable as light oils. (d) Excess of repayments. (e) Difference between amounts collected in, and allocated to, the Isle of Man, during the year ended 31st March, 1948, and allowances under Section 8 (4) of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1945.