§ 87. Mr. Alisonasked the Minister of Power whether, in view of the increasing likelihood of supplies of gas becoming available from the North Sea on a large scale, he will give a general direction in the public interest to electricity boards to discontinue their practice of imposing initial charges for electricity connections on new housing estates in such a way as to exclude gas.
§ Mr. MarshThe White Paper on Fuel Policy (Command 2798) made it clear that the Government was in certain respects dissatisfied with the present system of initial charges sometimes made by the gas and electricity industries. I am still discussing with the two industries what changes should be made.