§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will include veterinary surgeries in his list of exemptions from electricity cuts.
§ Mr. EmeryThe relevant orders controlling the use of electricity already make provision for the use of electricity by veterinary surgeons and practitioners to light 369W a sign indicating the nature of their premises, to heat the premises and to exceed the limitation of 63 degrees in order to preserve the health of any livestock on those premises. Such premises are exempted from the control on the number of days on which electricity may be used. They will, however, necessarily be subject to any interruption of electricity supplies arising from breakdown or from rota cuts.