§ 74. Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether his attention has been called to the recent investigations carried out by Applied Research and Engineering Limited of Peterlee, details of which have been sent to him, which demonstrates that under the right conditions it should be possible to produce fresh water from sea water at a price as low as 2s. 4d. per thousand gallons; and whether he will arrange a further investigation into these methods before approving further schemes for using large land areas for conversion to reservoirs.
§ Mr. MacCollMy right hon. Friend is aware that these investigations have been conducted and he will be studying a report on them as soon as it is available. The Government recognise the possibilities of large scale desalination in this country when this becomes an economic proposition.