§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will provide comparative figures to show the extent to which basic equipment needed to exploit North Sea oil and gas has been supplied by British and American firms, respectively.
§ Mr. John SmithIn 1973 the value of orders placed by operators on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf exceeded £500 million. About half of these orders by value were won by firms based in the United Kingdom. Information about orders won by American firms is not available.