§ Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) when he expects the sale of Wytch farm by British Gas Corporation to be concluded; and if he will recommend a date to the negotiating parties by which he expects contracts to have been exchanged;
(2) if he has approved the purchase of Wytch farm by the Dorset group;
(3) why the agreed purchase by the Dorset group of Wytch farm from British Gas Corporation has not yet been finalised.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI have undertaken to inform the House of the outcome of the present negotiations for the disposal of the British Gas Corporation's interest in PL 089.