§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Power if he will give general directions, in the public interest, to gas and electricity undertakings to ensure that they use a common unit of measurement so that price comparisons can be made easily by the consuming public.
§ Mr. MarshThere are difficulties in the way of adopting this suggestion, including the desirability of obtaining international standardisation of measurement, but there might be some advantage in reducing the disparity between the units used in the two industries and the matter is under consideration.