§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many applications have been made by the suppliers of natural gas to the British Gas Corporation to the High Court pursuant to either section 8 of the Energy Act 1976 or section 9 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 for relief on the ground that hardship has been experienced through changed economic circumstances and low contract prices agreed at a much earlier date,; and if he will outline the results.
§ Mr. Norman LamontNeither section 9 of the Continental Shelf Act 1964, which was repealed by the Energy Act 1976, nor section 8 of the Energy Act 1976 provides for applications to the High Court.