§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what effect in quantity and percentage terms the Esso/ Shell deal to export associated gas from Brent to the United States of America will have an overall natural gas reserves available to the United Kingdom for domestic use.
§ Mr. BennAs my hon. Friend explained on 8th April—[Vol. 909, col. 312]—Shell's export contract, in which Esso is not involved, covers propane and butanes from the Brent field. These gases are not compatible with the gas used in the public supply system.