§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what he estimates to be the current market value of North Sea assets of companies engaged in exploration for or the development of oil and natural gas on the Continental Shelf other than those held by the British Gas Corporation and the National Coal Board.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanInformation in the form requested is not available. Total expenditure on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf up to the end of 1973 is estimated by the operators to be just over £1,000 million.