§ LORD CROOK asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ Whether the Department of Trade and Industry will now publish the report by Messrs. W. S. Atkins & Partners of their study, made on behalf of the Department, as to domestic meter reading and the possible application of automatic equipment in the meter-reading function.
§ LORD DRUMALBYNSubject to the agreement of our partners in this study the report will be published as soon as possible. These partners include the Post Office Corporation and the Livingston Development Corporation.