§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether he will make it his policy that oil and natural gas in the United Kingdom zone of the North Sea should be developed in the interests of the United Kingdom and not of the EEC as a whole;
(2) whether the United Kingdom Government will retain control of the development of oil and natural gas development in the United Kingdom zone of the North Sea, and not allow such control to be surrendered to or shared with, the EEC.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanNorth Sea oil and gas are national assets and it is our intention that they will continue to be so treated.