§ Captain Prescottasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, when considering the imposition of restrictions on heating, he will bear in mind the difference in climate and temperature between the North and South of England and differentiate accordingly.
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe earliest date on which the heating restrictions can, under existing statutory provision, be introduced in England and Wales is 17th April. In deciding whether or not they should, in fact, be introduced on that date and whether they should subsequently be relaxed, either for the whole or part of the country, I am guided by expert meteorological advice, which takes into account any actual climatic differ-590W ences that exist at the time, between different parts of the country. At the beginning of this month, for example, the heating restrictions were relaxed for four days in the North of England, but not in the South.