§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the reasons for his Department's refusal of a loan to ABB for the development of a clean coal project in Britain.
§ Mr. EggarThe project being promoted by ABB was one of several potential clear coal projects discussed informally with my Department during the coal review. The Government conclusion that support from public funds for a clean coal demonstration plant could not be justified at the present time was announced in the coal White Paper—Cm 2235, paragraph 15.18.