HC Deb 19 February 1993 vol 219 c365W
Mr. O'Neill

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many blocks were initially nominated by oil companies for offer under the 14th round of offshore licensing; and how many of these blocks the Government finally decided should not be issued after consultation with the statutory and non-statutory bodies.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 18 February 1993]: Some 700 blocks were nominated for inclusion in the round; a total of 484 were offered. Of the remaining 200 or so the majority were not offered as a result of consultation, although in some cases the nomination was not maintained.