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Serg 1240 have shown the progress that has been made with the work of fuel saving, and this work will go steadily on. If, however, we are to aim at more, rapid progress, I recommend (the following

is survuose all stanitace o el ter (a) Research should, in accordance with present policy, be expanded as rapidly

as the trained personnel can be found

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(b) The Technical Services and Mobile Units should be expanded as a demand

for their help is created.

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(c) Constant propaganda and education should be carried out to create this

demand, and the Government should take the lead in this. (d) Every means should be taken to encourage industrialists to fit efficient

fuel-burning plant and to carry out insulation of factories.

(e) The adequate insulation of public, commercial, and domestic buildings, including, in particular, schools, hospitals, department stores and offices, should be pressed forward by all practicable means.

(f) Nationalised industries like the National Coal Board and the Railway Executive should be urged to undertake a definite programme of fitting improved appliances in the houses which they own, and to aim at installing them within a short period of years.

(g) Consideration should be given by the Ministry of Local Government and Planning and the Ministry of Works to means by which the fitting of improved appliances in new privately built houses can be encouraged, and, so far as possible, made obligatory.

(h) The Government has given a lead by a definite programme for replacing open fires with improved appliances in premises controlled by them, e.g., Government offices, Houses of Parliament, &c. This should be still further speeded up. Local Authorities, the Railway Executive (as regards railway waiting rooms and other station and office fires) other Public Authorities, and the Armed Services should be urged to adopt a similar programme.

(j) Better hire purchase facilities for improved appliances should be encouraged. (k) Incentives should be found for landlords to fit improved appliances in their houses, if necessary by amendment of the Rent Restriction Acts. (1) The supply of materials to the appliance-making industry should be reviewed in the light of this programme, and steps taken to ensure adequate supplies.

Ministry of Fuel and Power, S.W.1,

27th April, 1951.

P. J. N.-B.

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