§ Mr. H. MORRISONasked the Minister of Transport whether his Department or the Electricity Commissioners were responsible for the statements which appeared in the Press towards the end of last week to the effect that a new draft. Order of the Electricity Commissioners for a London and Home Counties Joint 1402W Authority was soon to be published, and that this, together with the four company Bills now receiving attention in another place would, in due course, lead to falls in the cost of electricity; and whether, in considering the draft Order, the Commissioners are having regard to the desirability, from the point of view of the domestic and industrial consumer, of the public ownership of the electricity supply industry?
§ Mr. GOSLINGThe only information given to the Press during the past week was that it was hoped to publish the new draft Order for London in the course of the next two or three weeks. With regard to the second part of the question the new draft Order will provide for the establishment of a joint electricity authority and for the control of the generation of electricity in the London and home counties district in the public interest.