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Oil Imports (Prices)

Volume 918: debated on Monday 1 November 1976

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the increase in the annual cost of oil imports for every five cents depreciation in the value of the £ sterling against the dollar.

The crude oil import bill would rise in sterling terms by about £150 million per annum, if import volumes were to remain at the level of the last 12 months.