HC Deb 24 January 1978 vol 942 cc554-5W
Mr. James White

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement about the Oil Development Council.

Mr. Millan

The Oil Development Council was established in 1973. Successive Governments have since received valuable advice from the Council on a wide range of subjects, relating particularly to the impact in Scotland of major new onshore facilities and to the urgent infrastructure requirements to which they gave rise.

With the growing integration of oil developments into Scotland's economic activity, and the evolution at both central and local government levels of machinery to deal with the issues arising, I have decided that the functions of the Oil Development Council should now be taken over by the Scottish Economic Council, of which I am Chairman, whose membership will be augmented by a small number of new members drawn from the Oil Development Council, which will be disbanded.

I take this opportunity of placing on record my appreciation of the valuable services I have received from the members of the Oil Development Council.

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