§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the average price per gallon of petrol in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and for the nearest available date in 1982.
§ Mr. GrayData on the average price of petrol are obtained from a survey of the major oil marketing companies on or about the 15th of each month. The latest available data for 1982 relate to the month of August. The average prices of premium and regular petrol, in pence per gallon, for the month of August in the years requested were as follows:
Average price in pence per gallon Premium petrol Regular petrol August 1978 76 74 August 1979 11 117 August 1980 132 130 August 1981 169 167 August 1982 172 169