HC Deb 07 December 1953 vol 521 cc186-7W
40. Sir W. Wakefield

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps he is taking to increase the amount of co-operation between the electrical and gas industries upon problems of research in which both industries have a common interest.

Mr. Joynson-Hicks

My right hon. Friend's Scientific Advisory Council, on which both industries are represented, periodically reviews research programmes in the whole field of fuel and power, and he is satisfied that this procedure gives ample opportunity for co-operation between the industries on common research problems.

41. Sir W. Wakefield

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what progress is being made in the exploration for natural gas in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Joynson-Hicks

Geophysical surveys are already under way in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Drilling is expected to begin in Scotland next January and in Sussex a few months later.

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