HC Deb 24 July 1989 vol 157 c574W
Mr. Speller

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make it his policy to increase support for least-cost options to meet energy demand.

Mr. Parkinson

The Government believe that, provided market barriers are removed, market forces are the best way to meet energy demand at least cost. Our proposals for privatisation of the electricity supply industry, and the work of the Energy Efficiency Office, are designed to tackle and remove market barriers.