HC Deb 01 February 2000 vol 343 cc534-5W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he will take to ensure that competition in electricity connections for street lighting columns can proceed quickly; and if he will make a statement. [107582]

Dr. Howells

The Director General of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) will shortly be publishing a paper setting out his proposals for increasing competition in electricity connections. This paper will also address the specific issue of developing competition in electricity connections for street lighting columns.