§ 17. Mr. David MartinTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the percentage of petrol retailing outlets in the United Kingdom selling unleaded petrol; and what are the comparable figures in other members of the European Community.
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§ Mr. MoynihanThe United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association estimates that at the end of September 1990, 98 per cent. of the filling stations in the United Kingdom sold premium unleaded petrol. Comparable figures in the European Community were West Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg 100 per cent., Denmark 85 per cent., Italy 64 per cent., Ireland 50 per cent., France 40 per cent., Spain 19 per cent., Greece 11 per cent. and Portugal 4 per cent.
§ 23. Mr. Jacques ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what market share was taken by unleaded petrol in 1989 in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) other European Community countries.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe market share of unleaded petrol increased rapidly in the United Kingdom during 1989—from 4 per cent. in January to 28 per cent. by December, an average of 19 per cent. for that year. The United Kingdom share has subsequently increased to 38 per cent. in October this year.
The United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association estimates that in 1989 the market share of unleaded petrol in other European Community countries was as follows: West Germany 59 per cent., Denmark 57 per cent., Netherlands 37 per cent., Luxembourg 21 per cent., Belgium 19 per cent. Eire 7 per cent., France and Italy 2 per cent. and Spain and Portugal 0.5 per cent. Sales of unleaded petrol in Greece were negligible.