§ Mr. Eadieasked the Minister of Power what changes have been made in the Fuel White Paper's forecast of future oil requirements for the United Kingdom and what is the forecast for 1969.
§ Mr. MasonCurrent trends suggest that oil consumption is likely to increase rather faster than foreseen in the Fuel Policy White Paper. Forecasts for individual years are very sensitive to fluctuations and I should prefer not to give a figure for 1969.