HC Deb 09 February 1939 vol 343 c1091
Sir Murdoch MacDonald

I beg to present a Petition to this honourable House from the citizens of the Royal Burgh of Inverness appealing for power from the Electricity Commissioners to enable the Burgh to purchase the additional plant necessary for the extension of its electricity undertaking and seeking assurance that any legislation introduced by the present Government will not give any privately-controlled Corporation powers to acquire compulsorily the undertaking in view of the facts set out in the Petition