§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the size of the road transportation retail fuels market in Northern Ireland for(a) diesel and (b) petrol in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999. [122934]
§ Mrs. LiddellI have been asked to reply.
Retail sales of petrol in Northern Ireland were 401,000 tonnes in 1998 and 329,000 tonnes in 1999. Retail sales of diesel were 122,000 tonnes in 1998 and 95,000 tonnes in 1999. The data are based on deliveries made into the Northern Ireland market.