HC Deb 19 May 1980 vol 985 c23W
16. Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will evaluate, in respect of its applicability to licensing policy in the United Kingdom, the system of industrial developments which the Norwegian Government have incorporated into their licensing arrangements for offshore oil exploration.

Mr. Gray

No. To introduce such provisions into our offshore licensing arrangements would involve an unacceptable degree of discrimination.