§ 1. Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will take steps to ensure that a separate electricity board is set up for Wales and Monmouthshire in place of the existing two electricity boards which now serve the area.
§ The Minister of Fuel and Power (Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd)As at present advised I am not contemplating changes in the existing organisation.
§ Mr. GowerDoes my right hon. Friend agree with the views widely held in Wales that a separate Welsh board will give the Principality a better and cheaper supply of electricity? Has he noted that there is in Wales a predilection for an organisation such as that of the gas industry, which has provided Wales with an extremely efficient board of its own, largely organised and manned by Welsh people?
§ Mr. LloydYes, but the problems of gas and electricity are considerably different. Technical considerations leading to cheapness and efficiency resulted, at the time, in the setting up of this organisation with a division under two boards.