§ Mr. John BrowneTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what financial targets and external finance limits have been set for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for 1989–90.
§ Mr. ParkinsonI have set a financial target of 4 per cent. return on capital employed defined as current cost profits before long-term interest and extraordinary items on the current cost value of the authority's assets. The external finance limit is £1.2 million, as published in the public expenditure White Paper (Cm. 606).