District Heating

Mr. Freeson
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to ensure collaboration between the fuel industries and public authorities on the problems of technical evaluation, design and financing of total energy and district heating schemes.

Mr. Ridley
None. This is a matter for the industries.

Mr. Freeson
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to ensure more adequate evaluation of total energy and district heating schemes by private and public developers.

Mr. Ridley
Officials of the Department are taking part in an inter-Departmental study of these matters.