asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish the correspondence between the Institute of Fuel and the Chairman of the Advisory Council on Energy Conservation, at the time when that body was set up.

No. The Chairman of the Advisory Council, on receiving a letter from the Institute of Fuel on his appointment indicating the institute's interest in energy conservation and offering cooperation in any way that seemed useful, personally welcomed this approach. The council is now engaged in a programme of consultations with a number of interested bodies, including the institute.