§ 6. Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the President of the Board of Trade how many gas undertakings are supplied with gas-scrubbing apparatus; and whether, in view of the great value to industry of producing a larger supply of benzol in this country, lie will take steps to ensure that all gas undertakings are fitted up with such plant at an early date?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI understand that of the 1,577 gas undertakings in the United Kingdom 186 installed oil-washing plants and 600 tar-washing plants for the production of benzol. The Board of Trade have no power to compel gas undertakings to provide themselves with such plant.
§ 7. Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he could now state the result of the investigations of the Fuel Research Committee with regard to the production of benzol; and, if not, when will the Committee's Report be issued?
§ Sir A. GEDDESThe Report dealing with this and cognate subjects has been published as a Parliamentary Paper (Command No. 108).