§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about how many petrol stations in Scottish rural areas closed in(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. [145908]
§ Mrs. LiddellMy Department does not hold information about the number of petrol stations in Scottish rural areas. The Institute of Petroleum's UK Retail 217W Marketing Survey (last published in March 2000) shows that the total number of petrol retail outlets in Scotland in 1997, 1998 and 1999 was as follows:
Calendar year Petrol retail outlets 1997 1,299 1998 1,201 1999 1,308