§ Mr. Chaterasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is prepared to increase the quota of one unit electric fires which may be sold, having in mind the large stocks at present held by wholesalers and, in view of the necessity, on health grounds, of enabling some slight heating facilities to be made available in buildings affected by the ban on central heating.
Major Lloyd GeorgeNo, Sir. Except by official permit the use of electric fires, and other alternative forms of heating, is forbidden in the premises covered by the Control of Fuel (Restriction of Heating) Order, 1944.