§ Mr. H. Fraserasked the Minister of Fuel and Power to publish figures of United Kingdom consumption of petrol and fuel oil for the years 1938 and 1945–54, inclusive.
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksDeliveries into inland consumption of motor spirit and fuel oil in the United Kingdom are already published in the Ministry's Annual Statistical Digests as follows:
Thousand tons — Motor spirit Fuel oil Used in refineries Other inland Total 1938 … 4,831 183 628 811 1945 … (a)— 150 227 377 1946 … (a)— 302 596 898 1947 … 4,594 343 1,936 2,279 1948 … 4,265 422 2,742 3,164 1949 … 4,671 499 2,795 3,294 195 … 5,195 650 3,093 5,743 1951 … 5,454 871 3,418 4,289 1952 … 5,441 1,256 3,457 4,713 1953 … 5,740 1,509 3,815 5,324 1954(b) … 5,922 1,923 4,416 6,339 (a) Motor spirit is included with aviation spirit in the figures published for the years 1945 and 1946. (6) Provisional figures not yet published.