B.E.A. Repair Services (Central Workshops)

HC Deb 25 October 1954 vol 531 cc226-7W

89. Mr. P. Roberts

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will give a general direction to the central Authority of the British Electricity Authority to abstain from establishing its own central workshops.

Mr. Joynson-Hicks

No. The Authority must be in a position to provide immediate repair services and overhaul facilities, in particular for its generating plant, and experience shows that costs can be reduced and delays avoided by pro- viding groups of power stations with service from central workshops.