§ 22. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Power the industrial consumption of fuel oil in Scotland and Great Britain, respectively, in each of the years 1949 and 1959; and to what extent the Scottish percentage share of the total consumption was increased or decreased.
§ Mr. GeorgeThe use of liquid fuels for burning purposes by the larger industrial consumers has been as follows. Scotland 140,000 tons and 590,000 tons respectively, Great Britain 2.2 million tons and 7.3 million tons. Scotland's share has increased from 6.4 per cent. to 81 per cent.