§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on oil fire-related research in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe Science and Engineering Council is currently supporting 17 projects concerned with the controlled combustion of oil, at a total cost of some £2 million. In addition, the Natural Environment Research Council is undertaking much work on atmospheric pollution, a significant percentage of which is on pollutants resulting from fossil fuel combustion and their effects on the environment.