§ 3. Mr. A. Robertsasked the Paymaster-General what recent advice he has received from the Gas Council on its plans to pipe gas from the North Midlands to the Home Counties, in relation to schemes of high pressure carbonisation which are subject to his approval.
§ Mr. MaudlingThe Gas Council is examining the problems involved in transmitting gas over long distances, but is not yet in a position to lay any definite conclusions before my noble Friend.
§ Mr. RobertsWould it not be as cheap to convey gas by the method outlined in the Question as it is to convey electriciity from the Midlands to the Home Counties?
§ Mr. MaudlingThere are very considerable possibilities in the long-distance conveyance of gas, and they are being studied by the Gas Council; but it would be unwise to make any predictions until we have the benefit of the Council's findings.