HL Deb 11 February 1985 vol 460 c100WA
Lord Diamond

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their estimate of the fall in value of the nation's assets in 1984 due to: (a) depreciation and (b) the depletion of North Sea oil and gas resources.

The Earl of Gowrie

Estimates of capital consumption (i.e. depreciation) of the nation's assets during 1984 are not yet available; they will be published next September in the 1985 Edition ofUnited Kingdom National Accounts (the CSO "Blue Book").

Estimates of sales by the extraction industry of the nation's mineral oil and natural gas (which equate to the depletion of these natural resources) during 1984 will be published next April in the fourth quarter 1984 edition of Business Monitor PQ 1300.