HC Deb 13 June 1996 vol 279 c243W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the quantity of fuel purchased by his Department for allocation to the Royal Navy fleet in each of the last five years. [32647]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The full information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Such information as is available is as follows:

Fuel purchased for the Royal Naval Fleet (1,000 cubic metres)
Financial year 1994–95 Financial year 1995–96
DIESO F761 405 330 Naval fuel for ships
AVCAT F441 36 20 Naval fuel for aircraft Commercially supplied fuel for ships
Marine gas oil 55 Not held
1 These fuels are produced by refineries to specific NATO standards.