§ Mr. Peter Millsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will institute a research programme in which sugar beet and potatoes could be distilled to make alcohol for adding to petrol; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WigginNo. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy is examining the feasibility of making liquid fuels from organic materials, but at present it does not seem likely that research and development would lead to economic processes for making alcohol fuel from sugar beet and potatoes.