§ 69. Sir S. Reedasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, in view of the conflicting claims of electricity, gas, and solid fuel in the economical use of coal for cooking and heating, inquiry will be instituted to determine the respective merits of gas and electricity, modern grates and heat storage stoves, in order to ensure the best use of our limited coal supplies.
§ Mr. ShinwellInquiries of this kind are already in progress in a number of research laboratories. It cannot be expected, however, that these investigations will make it possible to reach general conclusions regarding the relative merits of gas, electricity and solid fuel for domestic cooking and heating in view of the great differences in the services provided by these forms of fuel and of the wide variations in the requirements of different households.