§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Power (1) what steps he proposes to take to make available cheap electric power on realistic bulk tariff rates to the steel industry of Sheffield melting steel by means of the electric arc, high frequency and other modern processes, to avoid the loss of an existing large demand for electricity;
(2) what consideration he has given to sites in South Yorkshire or a development area for the setting up of a pig-iron smelting industry using cheap electric power on realistic bulk tariff rates.
§ Mr. MarshThe criteria for granting special terms to large consumers of electricity are as set out in the recent Government Statement. There have been no applications from steel smelters in Sheffield for the grant of special terms on the grounds that an existing large demand might otherwise be lost, nor have there been proposals for any new iron-smelting industry to be supplied with electricity on these terms.