§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Energy when he will issue the next round of production licences, to allow companies to drill exploration wells in the East Midlands and Humberside.
§ Mr. GrayLandward production licences are not awarded by rounds as are offshore licences. A number of applications are before me at the present time and the processing of these will be completed as quickly as possible.
§ Mr. Haynesasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many production licences have been granted since 1972 for oil exploration onshore.