§ Mr. Harold Daviesasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he has yet received any recommendation from the electricity commissioners as to the future standardisation of voltage in this country; and whether he has reached any decision thereon.
§ Mr. ShinwellYes, Sir. I have had under consideration a report made to me by the Electricity Commissioners on this matter after consultation with the industry and I concur in the conclusion which they have reached, which is, that the most practicable and economical method of obtaining complete standardisation of low voltage alternating current supplies at one voltage would be to adopt 240 volts as the standard, subject for the time being to the present limits of variation. I have accordingly asked the Commissioners to discuss with the Associations concerned the steps to be taken to effect such standardisation.