§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the price of heavy duty fuel oil to the glass industry in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Belgium.
§ Mr. Graythe price of heavy fuel oil to the glass industry is not available. The table below shows the price of heavy fuel oil for deliveries of 2 tonnes per month or 24 tonnes per annum and is based on an informal survey conducted for the European Commission on 15 February 1982.
In making international comparisons it must be borne in mind that difficulties can arise in times of changing prices and exchange rate fluctuations. There can, moreover, be a wide range of prices within countries and differences in the method of collecting the data may not always provide comparable figures.
Price of heavy fuel oil including duty (excludingVAT) £per tonne Belgium 102.3 Denmark *137.6 Federal Republic of Germany 107.1 France 103.1 Italy 96.3 Luxembourg 97.8 Netherlands 108.7 United Kingdom 120.0 * duty of £26–6 per tonne is rebated to all VAT registered traders.