§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will produce a table in theOfficial Report showing the savings to the Government for each of the last five years from the activities of the Crown Suppliers fuel branch.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer Friday 4 March 1988]: Over the last five years TCS prices for liquid fuel have been below the average in an independent index comprising prices among large fuel buyers. On this basis the savings on liquid fuel purchased were as follows:
£ million 1987 11.2 1986 7.8 1985 5.7 1984 3.8 1983 2.5