HC Deb 19 November 1973 vol 864 c301W
40. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received, or is led to expect, in support of the proposition that deposits of petroleum under British territorial waters should be regarded as British rather than European.

Mr. Emery

I have received no such representations in relation to territorial waters. As far as I know there are no disputes that deposits of petroleum under such waters are national assets.