HC Deb 15 June 1976 vol 913 cc76-7W
Mr. Viggers

asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the allocation of departmental responsibility for the development of the service and supply industrial activity which is ancillary to the development of offshore oil and gas fields.

The Prime Minister

The Offshore Supplies Office of the Department of Energy is chiefly responsible for the development of industrial activity to provide goods and services to the United Kingdom offshore market but liaises closely with the other Government Departments concerned, particularly the regional offices of the Department of Industry and their counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh Offices.