§ Mr. Bossomasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many tankers and of what total capacity were used to bring petrol to Britain in the last month for which lie has statistics; and how many tankers and of what total capacity were used for this purpose in the corresponding month in 1939.
§ Mr. GaitskellThe figures asked for are as follow: May, 1946–21 tankers carrying 61.7 million gallons; May, 1939–50 tankers carrying 124 million gallons. In both cases the cargo figures are for motor spirit, including aviation spirit, and, as is often the case, a number of the tankers carried other products besides motor spirit and aviation spirit.