HC Deb 10 February 1958 vol 582 c6W
Sir S. Summers

asked the Paymaster-General whether he will give a general direction to the Gas Council and the electricity boards to study the problems involved in joint meter readings with a view to effecting economies.

Sir I. Horobin

As my noble Friend explained in another place on 5th February, he has decided to set up a Committee to examine the possibility of co-operation between area boards in the two industries in the performance of this sort of function.