§ 25. Mr. Spellerasked the Secretary) of State for Energy what recent information he has received on progress in electricity generation from a coal gasification process; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawOn 24 January at column 501, I announced to the House that my Department is supporting an engineering design study of a power station using a coal gasification process. The project is directed by a steering committee comprising my own officials and representatives of British Gas, the Central Electricity Generating Board and the National Coal Board. A great deal of technical and economic information on the process is available to them.