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Road Transport Activities in Parliament
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By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent
Wholesale Prices Unavailable.
MAJOR GLYN asked the Secretary of Mines to state the average price at which fuel oil and petrol were sold in this country, what proportion was Russian in origin, to what extent had oils imported from the Persian Gulf and the United States respectively been affected by the alteration of price, and how the prices compared with those of 6, 12 and 18 months ago?
Mr. Shinwell replied that if, as he presumed, Major Glyn referred to wholesale prices, the information was not available. With regard to the other parts of the question, the imports of fuel oil and petrol from the Persian Gulf, the United States and Russia were higher in 1930 than in 1929. The percentage of the total from Russia was approximately the same in both years.
Visibility of Traffic Police.
THE Home Secretary states that he is informed by the Commissioner of Police that the suggestion that a light should be carried on the helmets of traffic police officers has been considered but it has not been deemed advisable to adopt it. Local authorities have
installed spotlights at a number of traffic points and this is regarded as the most satisfactory way of making the police officer easily visible.
Highway Code Now Ready.
THE preparation of the Highway Code has been completed by the Ministry of Transport, and Mr. Herbert Morrison hopes shortly to be in a position to lay it before Parliament for approval.
"Abolition of Noise."
,T R. FREEMAN, referring to a disIticovefy at the air defence experimental station for the abolition of noise, asked the Minister of Transport whether he intended to take any action with a view to the elimination of noise in the road and rail transport system.
Mr. Morrison stated that his attention had not been called to any discovery of the nature referred to, but he would make inquiries into the matter.
Increased Petrol Consumption.
IN the past three years the quantities a petrol imported as such into Great Britain and Northern Ireland were :1928, 735,000,000 gallons; 1929. 810,000,000; 1930, 955,000,000. In addition, 153,000,000 gallons of petrol were in 1928 produced in this country from imported oil, and 162,000,000 gallons in 1929.
The figures for 1930 are not yet available. The Secretary of Mines, Mr. Sh.inwell, stated that accurate figures of the quantities of oil made in this country from British coal were not available, but estimates had been prepared.
It was estimated that 45.48 million gallons of crude benzole, yielding about 32 million gallons of motor fuel, were produced in 1930, chiefly from gas manufactured at coke-oven plants. In addition, creosote oil for use as oil fuel was obtained from the distillation of coal tar.
Estimates for 1930 were not available, but in 1929, about 320,000 tons of creosote oil were obtained from the distillation of about 2,000,000 tons of crude coal tar.