Mr. THOMSON:

I should not have troubled the House again had not the Parliamentary Secretary been somewhat severe on me in his remarks. I do not object to that, but I think he is wrong. In the first place, with regard to the attitude of the Association of Municipal Corporations, he knows that the letter which was sent to him by the association makes it plain that they do not in any way bind hon. Members of this House who may happen to be members of the association. They were only speaking for the committee which met in London, and I have first-hand knowledge that many large local authorities entirely disagree with the view that they have put forward. Therefore, I submit that I was perfectly within my rights as a Member of this House in taking a different attitude, and that I was not in any way bound by the findings of the Association of Municipal Corporations. The hon. Gentleman said that the generating station was the key to the whole situation, and that outside of that there was no substance in my Amendment. Does he really mean that?