§ 55. Mr. Shinwellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will cause an investigation to be made into the association of the British Petroleum Company with other international oil companies, including their financial transactions and methods of providing capital for development.
§ Mr. CallaghanThe Government already have frequent discussions with the British Petroleum Company, particularly as regards its capital development programmes, and in these circumstances it seems unnecessary to have an investigation such as my right hon. Friend suggests.