§ Mr. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Energy what progress has been made on the development of combined heat and power since the publication of energy paper No. 35.
§ Mr. MellorGovernment action following the recommendations of the Marshall group contained in energy paper No. 35 was announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 2 April 1980. Further announcements about progress with the combined heat and power district heating feasibility programme were made by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State on 7 August 1980, 12 March 1981 and 23 June 1981. Work on the feasibility programme is taking a little longer than originally envisaged, but our lead consultants on the programme now expect to present their report in April 1982.