HC Deb 17 May 1973 vol 856 c374W
Mr. Laurance Reed

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his most recent estimate of the United Kingdom's offshore oil reserves includes any appraisal of the potential in the non-designated parts of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf.

Mr. Tom Boardman

No allowance has been made for possible reserves in areas of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf which have not yet been designated because not enough is yet known about these areas to enable a meaningful estimate to be made.

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