§ 44. Mr. TICKLERasked the Secretary to the Local Government Board whether his Department has had a scheme lard before it for the conversion of house refuse into fuel by any local authority; and, if so, what is the result of the application to the Board?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Hayes Fisher)One application of the kind has been made, but the Local Government Board were unable to accede to it. Not only is the proposal an experimental one which has not been put to any practical test, but it involves the provision of machinery, authority for the making of which the Ministry of Munitions would not, as I understand, feel justified in giving.