HC Deb 01 April 1976 vol 908 c577W
Mr. Watkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total value of oil imports in 1975, 1974, 1973 and 1972.

Mr. John Smith

The value of imports of crude and process oils, together with the value of refined products is published in the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom. For convenience the following is the information:

£ million
1972 … 1,166
1973 … 1,678
1974 … 4,533
1975 … 4,168