§ 32. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will issue leaflets and small posters available for distribution or display by local authorities and others showing the respective thermal content, domestic value, financial economy and smoke diminution of various types of fuel and power, with a view to giving guidance to and encouraging discrimination by domestic and other users.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydI doubt whether guidance given in this way would serve a useful purpose.
§ Mr. SorensenIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that housewives and others are sometimes misled and sometimes misinformed about different types of fuel in respect to economy, reduction in the amount of smoke and so forth? As there is widespread ignorance on the matter and a desire for illumination, will he reconsider the matter?
§ Mr. LloydI agree with the hon. Gentleman in his desire but not in the method he proposes. I consider that much useful progress has been made by the new scheme of the Coal Utilisation Council, which has arranged with approved suppliers for advice to be given to housewives by people trained in these matters. It is better that housewives should have advice from trained men than be confused by a table of thermal statistics.