§ Dr. Michael ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what support his Department is giving to research directed at obtaining petrol from coal and similar solid hydrocarbons.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonMy Department is contributing £3 million to British Coal's coal liquefaction pilot plant project at Point of Ayr colliery in north Wales. Support for British Coal's participation with Germany and Sweden in the International Energy Agency programme on pyrolysis of coal amounts to £0.7 million.