HC Deb 30 November 1972 vol 847 cc233-4W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimates his Department has made of the number of geologists required by the North Sea oil industry within the next few years.

INDUSTRIAL REORGANISATION CORPORATION INVESTMENTS TRANSFERRED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY. HOLDING AT 1ST OCTOBER, 1972
Loans
British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited £5,000,000 Unsecured Loan
£10,000,000 Unsecured Loan
Clarke Chapman-John Thompson Limited £5,000,000 Unsecured Loan
Harwood Cash and Company Limited £1,200,000 Secured Loan
Herbert-Ingersoll Limited (in Receivership) £237,500 Unsecured Loan
Marwin (Holdings) Limited £750,000 Unsecured Loan
Nuclear Enterprises Limited £500,000 Unsecured Loan
Samuel-Osborn Company Limited £1,750,000 Secured Loan
Loans Convertible into Equity
Marwin (Holdings) Limited £750,000 8 per cent. Convertible Loan
Rolls-Royce Limited (in Liquidation) £8,500,000 Unsecured Convertible Loan

Mr. Emery

This is a matter for judgment by the industry itself, and I have made no estimate.