HC Deb 30 October 1986 vol 103 c217W
Mr. Coombs

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the recent progress of exploration for oil in Wiltshire.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

There have been three recent exploration wells, two drilled in 1985, at Norton Ferris south-west of Warminster and at Netherhampton near Salisbury, and this year at Urchfont near Devizes. The results of the drilling are being evaluated.