§ 1. Mr. MacLeodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, once sufficient profit is made by selling electricity to the B.E.A., to offset losses incurred by the Hydro-Electric Board for the uneconomic distribution to the rural areas. he will guarantee that power will be available at cost for major industries setting up in the Highlands.
§ Mr. WoodburnThe price regulations made by the Secretary of State under Section 10 of the Hydro-Electric Development (Scotland) Act, 1943, fix the maximum prices to be charged by the Board for electricity supplied to ordinary consumers; and provide that the prices to be charged to large power users as a whole shall be sufficient to meet the cost of generating and transmitting the electricity supplied to them. Subject to these regulations the fixing of actual charges is a matter for the Board.