64. Major BARNESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what grants or loans have been made to power companies whose undertakings it is proposed to acquire under the Electricity (Supply) Bill since August, 1914, out of public moneys; and if he will state the amount of each grant and loan and the name of the company to whom it has been made?
Mr. HOPEI have been asked to answer this question. I am circulating, in the OFFICIAL REPORT, a list of the power companies to which loans have been made through the Ministry of Munitions.
§ The list mentioned in as follows:
| Company. | Loan. | ||
| £ | |||
| Cleveland and Durham County Electric Power | 85,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Valley Electric Power Company | 100,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle-on-Tyne Electric Supply Company | 47,726 | 0 | 0 |
| North Metropolitan Electric Power Company | 80,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electrical Power Company | 270,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Yorkshire Electric Power Company | 182,000 | 0 | 0 |