§ 37. Mr. Geoffrey Cooperasked the Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that, in the creation of any public statutory corporation, the titles given to these bodies will be so chosen as to avoid duplication of the initial letters by more than one such body, in order to avoid unnecessary public confusion.
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee)This point will be borne in mind. But the short titles commonly used by these bodies are a matter for their own discretion and need not be identical with their full statutory designation.
§ Mr. CooperDoes the Prime Minister realise the confusion which is already being caused to the public by the use of the initials B.E.A. both for British European Airways and the British Electricity Authority, and could he take some steps to encourage one or the other of those authorities to discontinue the use of these letters? Further, could he take steps to see that in future similar duplication does not arise?
§ The Prime MinisterThe question of what names either people or authorities are called is a matter for them. I am quite sure that they will take steps to avoid any ambiguity. There is no need always to use the initials; a very good example has been set by British Railways.
§ Lieut.-Commander Gurney BraithwaiteCould not the letter "E" be omitted?