§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish his Department's evidence to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution in 619W connection with its study of radiological safety.
§ Mr. BennYes. I have today placed copies of my Department's written evidence to the Royal Commission in the Library, with a suitable covering note explaining the nature and purpose of the evidence. I have done so in the interests of promoting an informed public debate on some of the considerations entering into the formulation of energy policy and decisions on the place of nuclear power. Publication has, of course, the full approval of the Royal Commission.
The evidence was provided by officials in response to a series of specific questions posed by the Royal Commission and is not, nor was it intended to be, a comprehensive statement of Government policy.