§ Mr. Ronald Brownasked the Minister for Energy (1), having regard to the fact that he has appointed the London Electricity 58W Board to act as agent for the Government in the implementation of their three-day work policy, what will be the financial cost to the board in carrying out that agency ; and what proportion of that cost will be borne by the Government ;
(2) if he is aware that, as a result of his decision to appoint the London Electricity Board as his agent for implementing the three-day work policy, it is now impossible to telephone the London Electricity Board headquarters ; and what action he proposes to take to alleviate this situation to allow consumers to make representations to the board about their electricity accounts.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinI have not appointed the London Electricity Board as my agent. Any costs will therefore lie where they fall. It is for the board to take such steps as it considers appropriate to deal with the inquiries whether arising from the restrictions on the use of electricity or otherwise.