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Mr. Dempsey
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what royalties were collected in respect of gas and oil production for the calendar year 1976.
Mr. Benn
Royalties for 1976 production yield some £22·4 million for gas and some £44·million for oil. These are provisional payments subject to later adjustment.