§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much money has been invested or written off on platform sites and facilities for the North Sea; and whether he now has an estimate of the size of the industry which would make it viable in contemporary conditions.
§ Mr. GrayCommercial information concerning total investment and write-off is not held centrally.
The United Kingdom offshore supplies industry forms part of a much wider industry, and it is for individual companies themselves to decide the extent to which their future resources will be devoted to offshore activities.