Mr. De la Bère:

Does the right hon. and gallant Gentleman really mean to tell the House that he is going to allow the Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electricity Power Company to treat both him and the Electricity Commissioners with contempt? Is he aware of the inquiry in 1937 in connection with Evesham; and is he aware that this group of Edmondson undertakings have done nothing but thwart every single endeavour to assist agriculture in the areas over which they have control? Does he not think this is an absolute scandal which ought to be ended?