§ Mr. Hodgsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what charges his Department makes annually for commercial use of oil storage facilities maintained for home defence purposes; and how such charges are calculated.
§ Dr. J. Dickson MahonThe income for the financial year 1977–78 from the commercial use of oil storage facilities is expected to be about £1.7 million. Contracts are negotiated with users, who pay a rental, all operating costs and a proportion of major repair costs associated with maintaining the installations.