31. Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Minister of Fuel and Power, in view of the ban on domestic heating by gas and electricity, what arrangements he proposes to make in regard to the payment of meter rents in private and commercial premises using gas and electricity only for heating.
§ Mr. ShinwellI do not propose to ask supply undertakings to make special arrangements with regard to meter rents in the case of those consumers who use gas or electricity for no other purpose than space heating, since the undertakings have, in general, to meet the cost of providing and servicing meters irrespective of the amount of gas consumed.