§ Mr. McGuireasked the Minister of Power what is the cost of converting 124W liquefied methane to usable gas; and what is the delivered cost for the gas.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeAs I said in my replies to the hon. Members for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. J. H. Osborn) and Louth (Sir C. Osborne) on 8th and 15th December, Algerian methane is landed at an estimated cost of 6¼d. per therm; delivered to area boards and reformed to town gas, the ex-works cost is about 8½d. But most of the methane is used to enrich lean gases so that the reforming cost of about 1d. is not incurred.