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[annie1802]

Really stuck on this-

The 1960s Plowden Report, headed by a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority, recommended changes in the structure and aims of which British industry?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[hobbitess]

the only thihg I can find is on Education

[suewh]

plowden (lady) wrote a lot on education

[Del424]

This would be somewhere to start, mind you I never considered education to be an industry.  Can't thnkl of any other answer though.

http://www.infed.org/schooling/plowden_report.htm

[burnhal]

The Plowden Report was produced by a committee chaired by Lady Brdiget Plowman and was entitled Children and their Primary Schools. She seems to have done many things- on the board of Trust House Forte and chair of the IBA but nothing to do with the Atomic Energy Authority. ANyone know differently?

[boaw]

"headed by a former CHAIRMAN of the AEA."

[masonbm]

I'm fairly certain that Lady P was Chairman of the Independent Television Authority (ITA) which regulated ITV.I'm also pretty sure that an ITA report led to the re-drawing of the ITV franchise areas in ?1974.A Google search might confirm this.

[boaw]

I repeat ChairMAN of the Aea "

[burnhal]

go on then- elucidate- who was the former Chairman of the AEA at that time- noting it was before we were all PC and you were a Chairman regardless of the gender

[burnhal]

ah- it was Sir Edwin Plowman- we are getting somewhere

[biley]

The Electricity Supply Industry.

[Takapuna]

I think you all have the wrong Plowden! You should perhaps be looking skywards.

[sleuth]

I've been thinking about this one. Is there an update on the query line? What I found on the Electricity Supply Industry says the Plowden Report of 1974! http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/bopall/ref15453.html Question says 1960s

[Takapuna]

Sleuth - the Plowden Report referred to in the question is definitely in the 1960s.  Look beyond the power lines!