HC Deb 04 March 1991 vol 187 cc17-8W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has on the proportion of the gross domestic product of each of the countries of the European Community and Norway and Sweden which is derived from oil and gas production; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Moynihan

In 1990 extraction of mineral oil and natural gas accounted for about 2 per cent. of United Kingdom gross domestic product at current factor cost. The corresponding percentage is zero for Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden. Comparable figures for Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Spain and Norway are not readily available.