§ 28. Sir John Hallasked the Secretary of State for Energy what research has been and is now being undertaken into energy sources other than nuclear energy and fossil fuels; and what financial provision is being made for this research over the next five years.
§ Dr. John A. CunninghamMy Department has announced a £1.01 million two-year programme on wave energy, a three-year programme on geothermal energy totallying £0.84 million and a four-year programme on solar energy totalling £3.6 million. New programmes will be drawn up as technological options are revealed by the research and studies under way.