§ 146. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government, in view of the discomfort experienced by many millions of people as well as animals in the recent foggy conditions, and taking into consideration the result of an inquiry mentioned in the British Medical Journal that there is enough evidence to justify more energetic research into the harmful constituents of the air in towns, what action he proposes to take in an effort to deal with this menace.
§ Mr. MarplesMy right hon. Friend's Department is closely associated with the research into atmospheric pollution carried out by the Fuel Research Station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and is ready to give local authorities any assistance it can in the exercise of their smoke abatement powers. Arrangements have already been made to encourage the use of improved types of domestic appliances designed to burn smokeless fuel.