HC Deb 23 June 1976 vol 913 c537W
Mr. Tom Ellis

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of British ongoing capital expenditure is being invested in developing the British sector of the North Sea.

Dr. J. Dickson Mabon

Provisional figures for 1975 show that gross domestic fixed capital formation in North Sea oil and gas is estimated to be approximately 8 per cent. of total United Kingdom gross domestic fixed capital formation in all activities.