§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the estimated volume of agricultural diesel and commercial diesel fuel used in Northern Ireland during the past five years.
§ Dr. John A. CunninghamI regret that information about the use of gas diesel oil specifically for agricultural and commercial purposes is not available. The following information relates to deliveries in Northern Ireland of Derv, used mainly in road vehicles subject to vehicle excise duty, and other gas diesel oil, used mainly in vehicles—e.g., locomotives, tractors and earth-moving equipment not subject to vehicle excise duty, in furnaces and stationary engines etc.
(Thousand tonnes) Gas/diesel oil Derv fuel Other Total 1972 … 105 353 458 1973 … 113 412 525 1974 … 105 388 493 1975 … 117 369 486 1976* … 124 415 539 * Provisional.