§ Mr. Rostasked the Secretary of State for Energy what allocations of resources are being budgeted towards support for a research and development programme into geothermal energy.
§ Mr. BennA report on geothermal energy from my Department's Energy Technology Support Unit has been considered by my Advisory Council on Research and Development. They recommended that there should be a research and development programme on this subject. This is now being formulated. The funds allocated by my Department will depend on the details of the programme finally agreed.