Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Energy – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 June 1991.
Mr Colin Moynihan
, Lewisham East
12:00,
17 June 1991
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. However, I draw to his attention that important safety considerations are examined at the annex B or production licence stage and not at the initial licence award round. A company that wins an award for prospectivity must prove that it achieves very high levels of safety, not least those outlined in the Cullen report. The main thrust of the important point that the hon. Gentleman makes, and with which I agree, is dealt with at the production licence stage later.