asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will report on progress made on the implementation of the recommendations made by the Burgoyne committee on offshore safety.

Of the 70 recommendations, 46 have now been implemented in whole or in part: namely, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.10, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.21, 6.22, 6.23, 6.26, 6.28, 6.32, 6.33, 6.35, 6.41.1, 6.43, 6.44, 6.45, 6.46, 6.47, 6.48, 6.50, 6.53, 6.56, 6.59, 6.63, 6.64, 6.65 and the following during 1982 6.8, 6.9, 6.12, 6.14, 6.24, 6.31, 6.34, 6.38, 6.39, 6.40, 6.41.7, 6.41.8, 6.49, 6.55, 6.57, 6.58, and 6.62. Studies are in hand on recommendations 6.30, 6.41.3, 6.60 and 6.66; consultation has begun on recommendations 6.25, 6.36, 6.41.2, 6.41.4, 6.41.5, 6.41.6, 6.41.9 and 6.54; and consideration continues to be given to recommendations 6.18, 6.19, 6.27, 6.37, 6.42, 6.51, 6.52, and 6.61 with a view to determining what further action may be appropriate.