§ Major GLYNasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the average price at which fuel oil and petrol is sold in this country; what proportion of the oil and petrol sold is Russian in origin; to what extent have oils imported from 409W the Persian Gulf and the United States, respectively, been affected by this alteration of price; and how do these prices compare with those obtaining six, 12, and 18 months ago, respectively?
§ Mr. SHINWELLIf, as I presume, the hon. and gallant Member refers to wholesale prices, the information he asks for is not available. With regard to the rest of the question, the imports of fuel oil and petrol from the Persian Gulf, the United States and Russia were higher in 1930 than in 1929. The percentage of the total from Russia was approximately the same in both years.