§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Power whether, in view of the White Paper outlining cuts in Public Expenditure, Command Paper 3515, he will now take action to encourage industrial users with large specific and continuous demands for bulk electricity, such as those engaged in aluminium smelting, to construct and operate their own electric generating capacity whether coal-fired, nuclear, or using natural gas, and earning a 45 per cent. development grant in development areas or a 25 per cent. investment grant in other areas.
§ Mr. MarshNo. The construction of private generating capacity is as much a use of national resources as the construction of publicly owned capacity.