§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether appropriate steps have been taken to reduce the vulnerability of offshore hydrocarbon installations on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf in time of war.
§ Mr. DuffyI have been asked to reply.
The hon. Member would not expect me to go into details about war planning, but I can provide an assurance that it is fully recognised that it might be necessary to protect offshore installations against attack in time of war.