§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what price per million tons of crude oil extracted, is presently paid by the United Kingdom 262W to each member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
§ Mr. RidleyI have been asked to reply.
Payments for crude oil are commercial transactions between the international oil companies and the Governments of the producing countries, and detailed information in the form requested is not available.