§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the work carried out to date at the experimental wave tower controlled by the National Physical Laboratory in Christchurch Bay.
§ Mr. EadieThe experimental tower in Christchurch Bay is operated by the National Maritime Institute. Useful results from Christchurch Bay were acquired from 1st September 1976 until 14th October 1976 with only minor discontinuities due to technical problems. On 14th October 1976, however, the tower suffered storm damage to the extent that no further useful results could be obtained without major overhaul which could not be completed before the spring of 1977.