§ 57. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Technology if he will state the terms of the licence he has granted to "Amoco B" and other oil rigs to drill 20W for oil in the North Sea; how and to what parts of Great Britain the oil produced is to be distributed; and on what terms it will be sold to consumers.
Mr. Alan WilliamsProduction licences, under which platforms such as "Amoco B" are built, include model clauses prescribed by statutory regulations; copies of a licence have been placed in the Library. Oil has not yet been discovered in commercial quantities.