§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will publish a discussion paper or green papers giving a reappraisal of the appropriateness or otherwise of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and its associated organisations in the knowledge that nuclear generated electricity is now widely recognised as being unlikely to play the dominant place that was intended when the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority was created.
§ Mr. BennSince its creation in 1954, the authority has adapted itself to successive changes in circumstances and has a full programme related to current requirements including both the continuing support of nuclear power development as an essential element in meeting the United Kingdom's energy needs and under the Science and Technology Act 1965, work in non-nuclear fields. Its annual reports provide an opportunity for public and parliamentary assessment and the Energy Commission reviews national energy policy.