§ Major Markhamasked the Minister of Works whether he will take steps to ensure that inefficient and smoke-producing coalburning appliances are excluded from post-war houses, by requiring that all appliances to be installed should be type-tested by the fuel research station prior to adoption by any local authority or private builder.
§ Mr. HicksI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave him on 14th December. Arrangements, both in regard to research and development and for the testing of domestic fuel appliances are being worked out by the Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, in close contact with my Ministry, but the difficulties of setting up a complete testing organisation on these lines during the war will be realised.