§ 81. Mr. Danceasked the Paymaster-General, in view of the fact that the electricity authorities and the Gas Boards suffer no outside competition, if he will give general directions to them to reduce their expenditure on advertising the respective merits of electricity and gas.
§ Mr. MaudlingNo. The electricity and gas authorities are well aware that my noble Friend expects them to exercise reasonable restraint in their advertising expenditure; but it is for them to decide what forms of advertising are economically justified.