§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the purpose of the policy of Her Majesty's Government that obliges oil companies to sell oil only to member states of the Common Market and members of the International Energy Authority; and if he will publish a table of the nations which United Kingdom oil companies are not permitted to supply with oil.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithHer Majesty's Government's policy on exports of crude produced from the United Kingdom's continental shelf reflects our collaboration on energy matters with member states of the Common Market and the International Energy Agency. The guidelines preclude supplies of such oil to all countries except member states of those two organisations, Finland and certain caribbean countries to which such oil had been exported before the guidelines were announced.