§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he has reviewed the continuation of Central Electricity Generating Board research as a requirement of the privatisation programme; arid if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerMy Advisory Council on Research and Development will be considering the CEGB's plans for research in the run up to privatisation and conveying its views to me.
After privatisation, the nature and level of the successor companies' research programmes will be matters for them to decide.