§ Sir G. Sinclairasked the Minister of Technology if inspectors of his Department have themselves inspected any of the work currently being carried out to make service terminals safe in the Dorking constituency within the South Eastern Electricity Board area.
Mr. Alan WilliamsNo. The board informs me that the team working on the updating of service terminals in the Dorking area is led by an installation inspector who is responsible for checking the completed work. The engineer in overall charge also carries out sample checks.
§ Sir G. Sinclairasked the Minister of Technology by what date the South Eastern Electricity Board will achieve its 487W aim of converting all medium- and low-voltage installations to protective multiple earthing, in accordance with the safety regulations.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe board has no statutory obligation to provide the consumer with an earthing terminal but it has informed me that all its new systems will provide either P.M.E. or an equivalent earth terminal, and that all existing systems which do not have either will be converted over a period of 10 years.
§ Sir G. Sinclairasked the Minister of Technology if he has now exercised his powers to secure complaince by the South Eastern Electricity Board with the minimum safety standards of the Electricity Supply Regulations 1937.