§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he has any further proposals for the extraction and use of geothermal hot water in the Southampton area.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithNo. My Department has an agreement with Southampton city council covering the Western Esplanade geothermal development. As my predecessor announced on 1 June, our next exploratory borehole will be in the Grimsby/Cleethorpes area.