§ Major AINSWORTHasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the introduction of the Electricity (Supply) Bill, he proposes to investigate, from the point of view of cost, the conditions 900W of transmission of power over long distances?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe question of the cost of the transmission of power over long distances entered into, and constituted a part of, the investigation made by the Chairman of the Electricity Commissioners in preparing the memorandum appended to the Report of Lord Weir's Committee.
Mr. PRESTONasked the Minister of Transport if he will authorise the publication of the Merz report, submitted to the Electricity Commissioners in respect of the standardisation of frequency in Great Britain?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe conclusions as to the cost of standardisation of frequency proposed by Messrs. Merz and McLellan are given in paragraph 88 of the Report of the Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Weir, which, is available to hon. Members. I am not proposing to publish the whole detailed Report.
§ Mr. RAINEasked the Minister of Transport whether he has consulted any experts with regard to the cost of converting all the electric plant in the country from 25 periods into plant of 50 periods; and, if so, whether any estimate is available as to the probable cost of such conversion?
§ Colonel ASHLEYA report was prepared by Messrs. Merz and McLellan, the eminent consulting engineers. The results are given in the report of the Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Weir, which is available to hon. Members.