Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 November 2008. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 24 November 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Oil: Prices

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of the research underpinning his assumptions on future oil prices contained in the 2003 Aviation White Paper.

Answer: The assumptions concerning future oil prices used to estimate passenger demand for the 2003 Air Transport White Paper are set out in the Air Traffic Forecasts for the United Kingdom 2000 document published by the then Department for the Environment, Transport and Regions, p. 30. This is available at:"http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/atf/airtrafficforecastsfortheuni281"The then DTI's Energy Projections for the UK, Working Paper, March 2000 document shows the Government's oil price assumptions at the time.Copies of both these documents are held in the Library of the House.

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