§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Minister for Energy if he is satisfied that the United Kingdom resources in skills, material and industrial capacity are being fully used in the North Sea oil rig construction and exploration programme.
§ Mr. David HowellI should like to see more orders for oil rigs placed with shipyards in the United Kingdom. It is one of the prime tasks of the Department of Energy to encourage British industry to modernise and plan ahead for further participation in the exploration and exploitation of offshore resources.