HC Deb 19 December 1952 vol 509 cc288-9W
Mr. M. MacMillan

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the retail price per gallon of average or any one quality of paraffin at London, Glasgow, Inverness, Stornoway and Berneray, Isle of Harris. respectively.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

I do not control the retail price of burning oil and the information could not he readily obtained. The maximum wholesale price of the ordinary grade of burning oil is 1s. 4¼d. per gallon in London and Glasgow, 1s. 5¼d. in Inverness and 1s. 5¾. in Stornoway. The oil companies do not delivery burning oil to Berneray, Isle of Harris, and buyers there have to make their own arrangements for collection from the companies.

Mr. M. MacMillan

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the price per gallon of petrol in Glasgow, Kyle of Lochalsh, Stornoway and Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, respectively.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

The retail price of petrol is 4s. 2¾d. per gallon at Glasgow and 4s. 4¼d. at Kyle of Lochalsh and Stornoway. I do not control the retail price of petrol in the Isle of North Uist, but the price charged by the oil companies for regular bulk deliveries in barrels to Lochmaddy is 4s. 3¼d. per gallon.