§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Energy, for the past five years and for the next three projected years, what are the imports of oil per head of the population and usage per head of the population for each of the major industrialised nations.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsAs was stated in the Gracious Speech, the Government's aim is to seek an acceptable way of restoring to the people of Northern Ireland more control over their own affairs. I do not think that this is best pursued by political action of a dramatic kind. The arrival of a new Government with a full parliamentary term ahead of it has itself changed the situation. I have begun talks with the leaders of parties representing a wide range of opinion in Northern Ireland, and I intend to continue these talks in a determined search for a satisfactory way forward. This is an initiative in itself and it has already begun.