Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make it his policy, in the forthcoming plans to privatise the electricity supply industry, to ensure that the owner-operators of new private power companies include a component of(a) electricity generated by renewable means such as wind, wave or tidal power and (b) incentives for electricity saving technologies in their operating licence.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerMy right hon. Friend is considering a range of options for the future of the privatised electricity industry and for the regulatory arrangements which will be needed. No decisions have yet been taken.