§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1970 production of oil and natural gas as a percentage of gross domestic product to one place of decimals.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe gross domestic product of the mineral oil and natural gas extraction industry, as s percentge of total GDP at factor cost, was negligible before 1976. The figures for later years are:
Year Per cent. 1976 0.5 1977 1.6 1978 1.9 1979 3.3 1980 4.4 1981 5.5 1982 5.8 1983 6.3 1984 7.0 1985 *6.2 * Provisional. Source: Tables 2.1 and 2.2, United Kingdom National Accounts.