U.K. Energy Minister Charles Hendry Tuesday said the laws governing offshore drilling in the U.K. were "fit for purpose," as he answered questions from the Energy and Climate Change Committee.

"The U.K. has one of the most robust safety systems in the world," Hendry said, defending the U.K. 's refusal to implement a moratorium on offshore drilling in the wake of BP PLC's (BP) April Gulf of Mexico spill.

"At this stage we aren't considering extra measures for deepwater wells," Hendry said.

Hendry was being questioned in the final oral session of the Energy and Climate Change Committee's investigation into the implications of the Macondo spill on deepwater drilling in the U.K.

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