§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many, and which, professional bodies have expressed a desire to be represented at the one-day National Energy Conference on 22nd June; and what replies have been sent.
§ Mr. BennSix. The following bodies have requested and received invitations: Institute of Fuel, Institution of Gas Engineers, Institution of Mining Engineers.
The following bodies, which also requested invitations, have been informed, by letter or by telephone, that owing to pressure on space it has not been possible to allocate them a seat: Institution of Chemical Engineers, Institution of Nuclear Engineers, Institution of Production Engineers.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Energy if the Institute of Fuel has been invited to send a representative to his one-day National Energy Conference on 22nd June.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the fact that invitations have not been issued to member organisations of the Council of Engineering Institutions for his one-day National Energy Conference.
§ Mr. OakesMy hon. Friend's information is incorrect. Three members of the Council of Engineering Institutions have been invited: the Institutions of Gas Engineers and Mining Engineers, and the Institute of Fuel. The professional institutions as a body are represented at the conference by the Watt Committee on Energy.