§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of the Middle East oil supplies to Great Britain will be carried by the projected pipeline to be built to Egypt.
§ Mr. GodberCurrent estimates suggest that up to 20 per cent. of the United Kingdom's oil supplies from Middle East sources east of Suez might be carried by the projected pipeline.
§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what effect the new oil pipeline is likely to have upon the tonnage of British shipping using the Cape sea route.
§ Mr. GodberIt is estimated that the capacity of the projected pipeline could displace in the region of 5 million deadweight tons of tanker shipping annually from the Cape route. It is impossible to estimate how much of the displaced tonnage would be British. Estimates of the increase in Western European oil demand indicate that shipping tonnage round the Cape will not decrease by virtue of the construction of the pipeline.