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Mr. Doran
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if his Department has made any assessment of the effects on the United Kingdom offshore sector of a free trade agreement between the European Community and the states of the Gulf Co-operation Council.
Mr. Peter Morrison
Assessment of the effects of a free trade agreement between the European Community and Gulf Co-operation Council is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. However, any agreement is expected to have little effect on the United Kingdom offshore sector.