§ Mr. E. Smithasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is now in a position to announce the result of investigations by Lord Ridley's Committee into the use of alternative fuels for road transport; and whether it is proposed to publish any report of the findings of that Committee?
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§ Mr. GrenfellI have to-day received the report of Lord Ridley's Committee and shall study it with great care. The report is a very comprehensive one and contains a large number of recommendations, many of which relate to the encouragement of the use of coal gas and producer gas as alternative home-produced fuels for motor vehicles. Until I have had an opportunity of studying the report in detail, I cannot say whether it would be desirable in the national interest to publish it.