§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the recent increases in petrol prices following upon his decisions in the Budget.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 20 April 1989]: My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer made it clear in his Budget speech that he expected the full decrease in the duty on unleaded petrol to be passed on to the consumer. The evidence suggests that the new differential between unleaded and leaded petrol has been fully reflected in pump prices.