Mr. Amoryasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if, in view of the prospect of a long term shortage in coal supplies, 180W he will investigate the potentialities of further hydro-electric projects beyond those at present planned, including medium and small-scale schemes.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerThe British Electricity Authority have under consideration a number of hydro-electric projects of small and medium size, and investigations are proceeding to see whether they would be economically sound.