§ 8. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the ChiefSecretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the appointment of a new chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority, an outside committee will be appointed to consider the general balance of the work undertaken by the Authority and the desirability of its devoting such a large proportion of its resources to problems of electricity generation.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo, Sir; my noble Friend the Minister for Science is satisfied that the Authority's civil programme properly reflects the importance of the various civil applications of nuclear energy.
§ Mr. DigbyWill the attention of the new chairman be drawn to this, since there is uneasiness about it and the showing on marine reactors has not been very satisfactory?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterI share my hon. Friend's interest in the possibility of evolving a satisfactory marine reactor, and I shall convey what he says to my noble Friend.