HC Deb 27 November 1947 vol 444 c301W
35. Mr. Challen

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether in estimating the 1948 motor spirit requirements of the sterling area, at 9,400,000 tons, allowance was or was not made for restoring the basic petrol ration in Great Britain during that period.

Mr. Gaitskell

In preparing this estimate, allowance was not made for restoring the basic petrol ration.