HC Deb 27 July 1950 vol 478 cc106-8W
71. Sir T. Moore

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to state the amount of each class of hydrocarbon oils retained for home consumption during the year ended 31st March, 1950, and the net amount received in respect of duty thereon, showing, in particular, the amounts

THE QUANTITIES OF EACH CLASS OF HYDROCARBON OILS RETAINED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION AND THE RESPECTIVE NET AMOUNTS OF DUTY RECEIVED THEREFROM DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST MARCH, 1950, WERE AS FOLLOWS:
Description (a) Quantity of Duty Paid Oils Retained for Consumption Net Receipts Fully Rebateable Oils (b)
Gallons £ Gallons
Light Oils
Petroleum Spirit—
Motor Spirit 1,375,443,410 51,585,532
Other Spirit 53,067,866 1,990,045
Coal Tar Products—
Benzol 17 1
Other Sorts 13,955 523
Turpentine 1,161,916 43,572
Heavy Oils for mixing with Light Oils
Other Hydrocarbon Oils 364,667 13,978
Oils in Composite Articles 14,887 558
1,430,066,718 53,634,209
Deduct net amount paid to Isle of Man (c) 62,053
TOTAL LIGHT OILS 1,430,066,718 53,572,156
Heavy Oils for use as fuel in Road Vehicles (Duty Paid at rate for Light Oils) 230,149,960 8,630,624
Other Heavy Oils (Duty Paid at 1d. per gallon)
Petroleum Oil—
Crude 755 3 5
Kerosene 338 2 440,173,489
Lubricating Oil 143,626,664 598,458 4,866,574
Gas Oil (d) − 1,300 (d) − 5 397,470,279
Fuel Oil 1,861,691 7,757 1,379,802,450
Other Sorts 646,151 2,692 9,502,927
Coal Tar Products 773 3 101
Other Oils 65,815 274 2,173,145
Oils in Composite Articles 156,565 612 113,483
Gases produced from Imported Heavy Oils
TOTAL HEAVY OILS (other than Road Fuel) 146,357,452 609,796 2,234 102,453
TOTAL DUTIABLE OILS 1,806,574,130 62,812,576
Deduct allowance under Section 8 (4) of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1945, in respect of Indigenous Hydrocarbon Oils used as materials for process of Chemical Synthesis, etc. 263,585
1,806,574,130 62,548,991
(a) The descriptions of oil correspond to those used in Customs documents but are not defined by statute.
(b) These quantities of oil fully rebated under Section 1 of the Finance Act, 1947, are quantities delivered out of official charge without payment of duty, whether or not subsequently exported.
(c) Difference between amounts collected in and allocated to the Isle of Man.
(d) Minus amount due to adjustment of account for previous year.

received in respect of motor spirit and heavy oils used as fuel in road vehicles.

Mr. Jay

The information is as follows: