asked the Secretary of State for Energy if Her Majesty's Government have undertaken any studies on the feasibility of a coal and refuse mix being used in coal-fired power stations, in view of the generation of 100 per cent. of Paris' electric power from incinerating refuse.

No. However, the Central Electricity Generating Board is examining the feasibility of a coal and refuse mix being used at specially adapted power stations as part of its research studies, and the GLC pilot scheme at the Edmonton refuse incinerator which is supplying electricity to the Eastern Electricity Board is being watched with interest.