§ 100. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Paymaster-General what steps have been taken recently, or are to be taken, to prospect for oil in any part of the United Kingdom and under the English Channel.
§ Mr. MaudlingSurvey parties in search of oil and natural gas are at work in the North Midlands, Yorkshire and Lancashire and test wells are being drilled or will shortly be started in these areas. Small-scale surveys were recently made off-shore in the Robin Hood's Bay, Weymouth Bay and Isle of Purbeck areas.