§ 127. Mr. Arbuthnotasked the Minister of Fuel and Power to what degree experiments with petrol economisers recently carried out by his Department have met with success; and when details will be published to allow the general public to benefit from the results.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerMy Department have no facilities for experimenting with petrol economisers. Devices of this type submitted to my Ministry, have been referred to the Ministry of Supply, who are responsible for the design and development of vehicles required by the Services and by other Government Departments. I have not heard that any such device has been notably successful.