HC Deb 06 July 2000 vol 353 c253W
Mr. Swinney

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the most recent figures for road fuel duty levels in(a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) the United Kingdom, in sterling; and if he will estimate the additional duty for (i) a motorist to fill a tank of petrol in an average car and (ii) a haulier to fill a tank of diesel in an average lorry in (1) Northern Ireland and (2) the Republic of Ireland. [128184]

Mr. Timms

[holding answer 5 July 2000]: The rates of excise duty for the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are published in the European Commission's Oils Bulletin, which is kept in the House of Commons Library.