67. Surgeon Lieut.-Commander R. Bennettasked the President of the Board of Trade what considerations have led him to approve the establishment of a new large oil refinery approximately opposite that at Fawley across Southampton Water.
§ Mr. BottomleyThe decision to approve in principle a proposal to erect a new oil refinery somewhere off Southampton Water between Southamp-28W ton and Portsmouth was reached after a thorough investigation of all the circumstances, including the suitability of available sites in other parts of the country and the proximity of markets for the refined product.