Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 4 July 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what work the British High Commission in Ottawa is doing to support UK industry in the Canadian oil sands.
The British high commission in Ottawa, along with our network of posts in Canada, help to develop UK commercial opportunities in the Canadian oil and gas sector. This is done by helping to better educate the UK supply chain industry of the opportunities that exist in the sector, assisting UK companies in finding Canadian partners and overcoming any barriers to trade. We also highlight the strength of UK expertise to the Canadian oil and gas industry. Since 2008 12 UK companies have opened offices in Alberta, and are supplying goods and services to the oil sands industry including in recruitment, cabling, waste recovery, software, imaging and project management. We also maintain close and regular dialogue with major UK investors in the Canadian oil and gas sector, including BP, Shell and Amec.
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