HC Deb 12 June 1947 vol 438 c1325
32. Mr. Peter Thorneycroft

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the reason given by Mr. Hobson for declining the position of Deputy Chairman of the British Electricity Authority.

Mr. Shinwell

In the letter he wrote to me Mr. Hobson gave no reason for declining a proposal I had made to him that he should be a Deputy Chairman of the British Electricity Authority when it is set up.

Mr. Thorneycroft

Is the Minister aware that this Mr. Hobson was formerly one of the most experienced men in this particular field in this country; and is it not a fact that he would not serve under this particular authority?

Mr. Shinwell

There is no indication of that in Mr. Hobson's letter, which I have before me.