§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the amount of each class of hydrocarbon oils retained for home consumption during the year ended 31st March, 1961, and the net amount received in respect of duty thereon, showing, in particular, the amount received in respect 9W of motor spirit and heavy oils used as fuel in road vehicles.
Class Quantity Receipts of duty Gallons £ Oils chargeable with Customs Duty Light Oils: 2,564,277,649 320,596,623* of which motor (including aviation) spirit (2,505,421,042) (313,177,625) Heavy Oils: For use as road fuel 685,420,639 85,677,580 Other (mainly lubricating oils) 204,937,862 853,928 Oils chargeable with Excise Duty Light Oils: 99,129,434 6,195,590 of which motor (including aviation) spirit (33,611,769) (2,100,736) Heavy Oils for use as road fuel 24,404,888 1,525,305 TOTAL — 414,849,026 Allowance on certain home-produced oils used in approved refineries as raw material for chemical synthesis — 6,077,224 NET TOTAL — 408,771,802 These particulars relate to oils subject to a net liability to Customs or Excise duty: comparable figures are not available in respect of heavy oils for which the duty was wholly rebated. * Includes £61,414 in respect of light oils contained in composite goods on which oil duty was charged at a flat rate under the Composite Goods Order, 1958, and for which information as to the quantity of oil is not available.