§ Mr. Jonathan EvansTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 26 May,Official Report, column 306, what is the annual operating cost of the 17 regional road fuel testing units assigned to control the illegal use of hydrocarbon oil.
§ Sir John CopeThe latest figures available show that the annual operating cost of the regional road fuel testing units assigned to control the illegal use of hydrocarbon oil was some £1.6 million in the year ending 31 March 1993.
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 26 May,Official Report, column 306, how many vehicles were tested by the 17 regional road fuel testing units assigned to control the illegal use of hydrocarbon oil, in each of the last three years; and what proportion were found to have illicit fuel.
§ Sir John CopeThe numbers of vehicles tested by the regional road fuel units, and the numbers found to be running on illicit fuel, are:
Year ending 31 March 1992 fuel 84,614 tested and 1,594 on illicit Year ending 31 March 1993 fuel 73,051 tested and 1,607 on illicit Year ending 31 March 1994 fuel 66,259 tested and 1,682 on illicit