§ 74. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware that the Wessex Electricity Company have applications lodged for licences for 4,000 poles needed to carry out extensions to the electricity supply, chiefly to farms where it is urgently needed in the interests of food production; and when he expects that his Department will be able to issue the necessary licences and allow the electricity supply companies to proceed with their development programme.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe supply of poles is much below the demand, but an allocation recently made to my Department will enable me to deal forthwith with more than half of the priority requirements of the Wessex Electricity Company, to which the hon. Member refers.