Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to build a bridge to the future for those involved it the oil and gas industry. Waveney MP Peter Aldous, who was the first up in the weekly House of Commons question time, said there were "serious challenges" in the North Sea, urging Mr Cameron to assure him that he recognised the seriousness of the situation The prime minister highlighted that the oil price decline had been the longest in 20 years, and nearly the steepest, acknowledging that the effects could be seen in the east.