§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he is able to estimate the annual petrol consumption within the crofting counties of Scotland; and how this compares on a per capita or percentage basis with the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. GrayI regret that information about particular counties in Scotland could be extracted only at disproportionate cost. Information for the whole of Scotland is, however, available and the following is the information:
Deliveries of motor spirit per capita for the year 1979 in Scotland and the United Kingdom were approximately 370 and 450 litres respectively.
§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of annual petrol consumption in Scotland; and if he will express this as a percentage of the Great Britain figure.
§ Mr. GrayDeliveries of motor spirit in Scotland during 1979 were approximately 1–4 million tonnes, representing 7–8 per cent. of deliveries in Great Britain.