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Conservation

Volume 868: debated on Monday 28 January 1974

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35.

asked the Minister for Energy if he will make a statement on measures to conserve energy.

In my statement of 25th January I announced the continuation, with some increased flexibility, of the electricity restrictions needed for the immediate emergency. In the longer term the efficient use of energy will take on a new importance, and the Government are actively considering what further they can do to encourage it.