§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) whether it is the intention of the Government that the British National Oil Corporation should enter the field of petrochemicals, in view of its stake in natural gas liquids;
(2) whether the British National Oil Corporation has applied for consent to do any of the things specified in section 2(4B) of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975; and whether, alone or in partnership, the corporation has applied to enter the production of petrochemicals in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. GrayI have received no application for a consent under this section of the Act, and accordingly have expressed no views to the corporation about such involvement.
144Wthree years in Scotland and each regional and island authority; and if he will express these figures at constant prices.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe figures for expenditure by regional and island authorities at 1978–179 prices are as follows:
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) whether the British National Oil Corporation has applied to him under section 2(4A) of the Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975, to search for and get petroleum outside the United Kingdom apart from in France and Dubai;
(2) what conditions he attached to his consent permitting the British National Oil Corporation to search for and get petroleum in France and Dubai.