§ Sir F. Medlicottasked the Paymaster-General what research is going on under the aegis of his Department in connection with the decontamination of coal gas by reducing the carbon monoxide content and thus providing an additional safeguard against loss of life from gas poisoning.
§ Mr. MaudlingThe gas industry is working on the development of catalytic processes to reduce the carbon monoxide content of existing town gas; and on new processes of gasification which will produce town gas with little or no carbon monoxide.