§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much income has been forgone by the Treasury as a result of the amendment of the Oil Taxation Act 1980 which permitted oil companies to set against petroleum revenue tax the cost of delivering oil to their customers as opposed to the previous allowance to land oil in the United Kingdom only.
§ Mr. WakehamI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.