§ Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the sites of exploration for, and excavation of (a) oil, (b) gas and (c) coal in the Newark constituency.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithSites for the exploration of oil and gas are as follows. We do not differentiate between oil and gas sites before wells are drilled. Excavation of coal reserves is taking place in the Newark constituency at Bevercotes colliery and since the beginning of 1984 seven boreholes have been sunk in the constituency at the locations shown on the list. There are no NCB opencast activities in the constituency.
(a) and (b) Oil and Gas Sites
No differentiation is made between oil and gas sites before wells are drilled:413W
High Mamham Thorney Claypole Farleys Wood 1,2,3,4 Maplebeck Caunton G1 Caunton 1 Sutton on Trent 1,2,3 Egmanton Parkhill Rolleston 1,2,3 Upton 1,2 Normanton 1,2,3,4 Kelham 1 Thorpe 1 Rolleston G1, G2 Farndon 1,2 Knapthorpe G1 Averham Park G1 Winkburn G1 Springwood 1 Kelham Hills 1 West Drayton 2 Perlethorpe Bothamsall 1 Apleyhead 1 Eakring 1 Norwood Oxton 1 Hockerton 1,2 Kirklington Clarborough Newark (c) Coal
Sites for coal are located:
- 2 near Rufford Colliery
- 2 near Bilsthorpe Colliery
- 1 near Thoresby Colliery
- 2 at Bathley, near Newark