§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy during what year on present calculation natural gas is likely to maximise its contribution to the United Kingdom energy balance; and whether his calculations assume the construction of a gas gathering pipeline system in the North Sea.
§ Dr. J. Dickson MabonWhether on not a gas gathering pipeline is constructed, the share of the total fuel market held by gas is expected to continue to rise significantly until early next decade and then level off.