§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will set out in the Official Report the precise responsibilities of the Ministers in his Department.
§ Mr. David HowellSubject always to my own ultimate responsibility for the Department as a whole and my intention to deal with major policy questions in the energy field, international policy and matters of major public interest, I have allocated among Ministers at the Department of Energy the following areas of special concern: The Minister of State for Energy, my hon. Friend the Member for Ross and Cromarty (Mr. Gray) will be my deputy. He will also have a special concern with offshore oil and gas matters and with United Kingdom continental shelf operations as a whole, including the offshore supply industry.
19WThe Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Thames (Mr. Lamont) will be concerned with the electricity supply industry, nuclear energy and the distribution of gas. He will also support me on EEC energy matters.
The Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, Central (Mr. Moore) will be concerned with the coal industry and energy conservation as well as with work on the alternative sources of energy, and research and development. He will also assist the Minister of State on matters concerned with the offshore supply industry.