§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish the three-year capital investment programme of the Central Electricity Generating Board.
§ Mr. RidleyThe C.E.G.B. indicates future plans in broad terms in its Annual Report. Estimates for capital expenditure by the C.E.G.B. up to 1975–76 are included in the figures shown for the Electricity Council and Boards in Table 2.8 of Cmnd. 4829 (as shown below); it is not customary to publish forecasts for individual Boards. Estimates in Cmnd. 4829.
action he is taking to reduce pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean following the international conference of 12 Western European nations at Oslo in October, 1971, regarding the unregulated discharge of poisons and industrial waste by ships and aircraft, and in particular the dumping of poisonous chemicals including mercury compounds.