§ 13. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Energy when he hopes to make a statement on his plans for the sale of equity shares in the British National Oil Corporation, and what consultations he has had with major oil companies on this issue.
§ 15. Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the future of the British National Oil Corporation.
§ Mr. GrayFurther details of the Government's plans to introduce public participation in the British National Oil Corporation will be given in due course. I have received views concerning the future of the corporation from a number of major oil companies, as, indeed, I have had from various other sources.