§ Mr. Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Energy what are the latest available figures for the British contribution to the provision of goods and services for the exploitation of the North Sea oil and gas fields.
§ Dr. J. Dickson MabonThe Department of Energy has today published a booklet entitled "Offshore 1976—An analysis of orders placed", which describes and summarises the extent of the British contribution. The main finding is that in 1976 the United Kingdom increased its share of the orders placed—£1,041 million—to 57 per cent., as against 52 per cent. the previous year. I have arranged for a copy of the publication to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.