HC Deb 18 November 1998 vol 319 c672W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the quantity of aviation fuel sold in 1997 at United Kingdom airports. [60454]

Ms Glenda Jackson

8.45 million tonnes of aviation fuel were uplifted in the United Kingdom in 1997. This includes fuel used by domestic and international airlines, the aircraft industry, the armed services, and for private and business flying.