§ 100. Mr. Turtonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what will be the amount of the reduction in expenditure on rural electrification schemes in the financial years 1949–50, and 1950–51, respectively.
§ Mr. RobensAs my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer said on 26th October, the cut in capital investment by the electricity industry will fall mainly in the sphere of distribution. The precise allocation of the cut will be left to the British Electricity Authority and the area boards to determine and while some check on the progress of rural electrification is inevitable, I cannot say what reduction in expenditure this will involve. It is, however, unlikely that there will be any reduction in work planned for completion in the financial year 1949–50.