asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will tabulate for the last 10 years (a) United Kingdom oil consumption, (b) United Kingdom oil discoveries and (c) a cumulative estimate of United Kingdom remaining oil reserves net of depletion and for each year, consumption as in (a) minus discoveries as in (b), cumulative reserves as in (c) divided by oil discoveries as in (b), (d) exports of United Kingdom sourced oil to the European Economic Community and (e) wells drilled.

I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.