§ 18. Mr. Nabarroasked the Minister of Power, having regard to the withdrawal of the Gas (Underground Storage) Chilcomb Bill and his full examination of the general problem of underground gas storage, whether he will state the names of the chairman and members of the committee of inquiry; whether hearings are to be public or private; and what are their terms of reference; what witnesses may be called; what will be the scope and procedure for the inquiry; when the inquiry will commence; in what form the committee's report will be published; and whether he will now make a detailed statement on all these matters.
§ Mr. WoodThis examination will be carried out initially by my Department and other Departments concerned. I shall then decide the extent and form of my approach to outside interests on the technical and other issues raised by the development of underground storage.