HL Deb 04 February 1986 vol 470 cc1128-9WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much gas has been flared from oil installations on the British continental shelf each year since exploitation began.

The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord Gray of Contin)

Final figures for 1985 are not yet available but our provisional estimates indicate a further reduction in flaring levels since 1984.

For amounts in previous years, I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave him on 27th November last year. (Official Report, vol. 468, col. 966).