§ Mr. HARRISasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether the Electricity Commissioners have yet completed a scheme for dealing with the supply of electricity in London; what is the reason of the delay; and whether he will submit to Parliament a report of the work of the Commissioners since their appointment?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe Commissioners, in February last, issued a draft order embodying the scheme they proposed to approve for dealing with the supply of electricity in the London and Home Counties district. The necessary statutory inquiry into the scheme was commenced on 12th March and adjourned. Action has since been taken by the London electricity companies to test, in the courts, the legality of some of the provisions included in the draft order and scheme, and the matter is, therefore, in abeyance pending the outcome of such action. An account of the work of the2380W Commissioners has been included in each of the annual reports made to Parliament by the Minister of Transport under the provisions of the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882–1922. In addition, the Commissioners have published two annual reports, for the years ending 31st March, 1921, and 31st March, 1922, giving a detailed account of their proceedings.