§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the average retail price of petrol per litre in each member country of the European Union in(a) 1993 and (b) 1995. [82942]
§ Ms HewittThe average retail prices of petrol in each country of the European Union for the years 1993 and 1995 are published in the DETR publication, Transport Statistics Great Britain 1998 Edition, Table 8.8 (a).
§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral statement by the Economic Secretary on 27 April 1999,Official Report, column 242, relating to the price of petrol in European Union member states in 1993, if he will publish the statistics referred to. [82943]
§ Ms HewittThe figures referred to were part of a table, based on OECD data, compiled by the House of Commons Library and were as follows:
Petrol and diesel prices in the European Community Retail prices per litre £ Petrol 1993 Q3 Diesel 1993 Q3 Belgium 0.63 0.38 Denmark 0.56 0.32 France 0.64 0.36 Germany 0.60 0.36 Greece 0.54 0.32 Ireland 0.56 0.41 Italy 0.69 0.44 Luxembourg 0.51 0.32 Netherlands 0.71 0.38 Portugal 0.61 0.39 Spain 0.54 0.36 United Kingdom 0.55 0.42 Source:
OECD Energy Prices and Taxes 1993 Q3 CSO Database
I regret that I inadvertently misinterpreted the data relating to petrol prices in the exchanges across the floor of the House on 27 April. I am writing to the hon. Member in full clarification and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.