§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether, subsequent to privatisation, he will require electricity companies to publish information about pollution control either in the directors' report or separately.
§ Mr. BaldryI have no plans to require electricity companies to publish information about pollution control which is, in any case, a matter for the Department of the Environment. However, the Government will continue to collect and publish information on fuel consumption and pollution from the electricity industry.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether the electricity privatisation prospectus will give information about the cash flow of the Central Electricity Generating Board.
§ Mr. BaldryThe prospectuses of those successor companies to the Central Electricity Generating Board to be floated will contain information about sources and applications of funds. The final years of the existence of the CEGB will be covered.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will seek powers to require electricity companies to publish information about the safety of its operations.
§ Mr. BaldryI have no plans to do so. The industry has published information on safety matters annually both centrally and on a board-by-board basis and I see no reason why this should not continue. Should he consider it necessary, the Director General of Electricity Supply has the power to arrange for the publication of such material.