Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 October 2008. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Fuels: Prices

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information he holds on the average pump price for (a) unleaded petrol and (b) diesel in each EU country on 1 October 2008.

Answer: The Department's latest information on the prices of retail premium unleaded petrol and diesel for all EU countries is published on the BERR website. It is given in table 5.1.1 (reproduced as follows) through the following link:"http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/energy/statistics/publications/prices/tables/page18125.html"The information is sourced from the European Commission, which publishes weekly updates on average petrol and diesel prices for all EU member states. These are available at:"http://ec.europa.eu/energy/oil/bulletin/index_en.htm"

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