§ Mr. Nobleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made 196W of the increased cost which will fall on industry in Scotland as a result of the extra duty on petrol and light hydrocarbon oils announced in his recent budget.
§ Mr. MacDermotSeparate figures for the quantity of hydrocarbon oils used by industry in Scotland are not available. The extra duty relating to hydrocarbon oils subject to the recent Budget increase which are used for all purposes in Scotland is estimated to be about £8 million in a full year.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the percentages of petrol and light hydrocarbon oils estimated to be used by industry and by private persons, respectively, in England and Scotland.
§ Mr. MacDermotSeparate figures for England and Scotland are not available. In the United Kingdom as a whole, it is estimated that about one third of the total amount of hydrocarbon oils chargeable at 3s. 3d. a gallon is used in private motoring and rather more than one half in industry, commerce and agriculture. The balance is accounted for by use in public transport and in Government service.