§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Energy when he anticipates he will make a decision on the combined heat and power scheme, arising out of the many representations made to him by the Edinburgh district council and the Lothian regional council.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Government are near to completing their assessment of the consultant's report on combined heat and power/district heating and the representations on that report made by interested parties including the Edinburgh district council and the Lothian regional council. An announcement will be made shortly.