§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the values to the United Kingdom of oil revenues for each year from 1978.
§ Mr. EggarI have been asked to reply.
Figures on the value to the United Kingdom of oil and gas revenues since 1978 have been published by the Department of Trade and Industry annually in "Development of the Oil and Gas Resources of the United Kingdom. Table 14 gives details of income from the United Kingdom continental shelf and table 15 gives the revenue accruing to the Exchequer. Copies of this publication are available in the Library of the House.