Motor Fuel Mr. Peter Duncan To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many motor fuel retailers were trading in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available. [103047] Mr Wilson The Institute of Petroleum's (IP) annual "Retail Survey 2002" provides the following data on the number of retail petrol filling stations in the UK. End of 1997—14,824End of 2002—12,201