§ Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what measures are taken by his Department to encourage the growth of the liquefied petroleum gas industry.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe production of petroleum gases in the United Kingdom and from its continental shelf has increased rapidly in recent years under the United Kingdom's petroleum licensing and fiscal regimes. I neither control the prices of liquefied petroleum nor restrict the industry's commercial opportunities. My Department performs within the Government the normal duties of industrial sponsorship in relation to the liquefied petroleum gas industry.