asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will give the names of the members of the Fuel and Power Advisory Council; the date of their appointment; and whether a qualified electrical engineer with knowledge and experience of the electricity supply industry is among their number.

The Council was appointed by my predecessor in August, 1944, and made a report on the subject of domestic heating in 1946. I then intimated to them that in view of the changed situation and requirements arising out of the Government's policy of nationalising the fuel industries, I did not feel that it was necessary to keep the Council in being, and it was accordingly disbanded.