§ Mr. Blackburnasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether an opportunity will be taken in one or all of the new towns to lay it out with the most efficient and up-to-date arrangements for district heating, with a view to providing a demonstration for other towns in the country as to what can be achieved in this field.
§ Mr. SilkinAll the Corporations, established under the Act of 1946 for the purposes of the development of the new towns, have shown an interest in this subject and one of them—where local circumstances seem particularly favourable—is at the moment actively engaged in preparing proposals for my consideration.