§ Mr. Skeetasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what annual production of coal would be required to keep the level of expenditure on crude oil and petroleum products at (a) £1,000 million per annum, (b) £1,500 million per annum and (c) £2,000 million per annum.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanI have been asked to reply.
The answer to this Question requires an assumption to be made about future 341W oil price levels, and in present circumstances this is a subject of such uncertainty that I am not prepared to make a firm forecast.