HC Deb 28 November 1967 vol 755 cc58-9W
83. Rear-Admiral Morgan Giles

asked the Minister of Power whether he will issue general directions, in the public interest, to the gas and electricity boards, that electricity and gas meters should be read simultaneously by the same official.

Mr. Freeson

My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, announced on 7th September that the possibility of further economies by the nationalised industries, through the reduction of duplication of services, was to be further examined. This is one of the matters that is being studied.