§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many operable petrol forecourts there were in the UK(a) in 1997, (b) in 2001 and (c) on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many she expects to be operating in 2006. [113279]
§ Mr. WilsonThe Institute of Petroleum's (IP) annual "Retail Survey" has provided the following data on the number of retail petrol filling stations in the UK:
End of year Number of petrol stations 1997 14,824 2000 13,043 2001 12,201 2002 11,423 The Department has not estimated the number of sites that will be operating in 2006.