§ 99. Mr. GWYNNEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the recent reduction in the price of domestic coal, he will issue instructions for the guidance of coal merchants to enable them to distinguish between industrial consumers and domestic consumers for the purpose of making their charges; and how he proposes the difficulty shall be met where part of a coal supply is used for domestic purposes and part for business purposes, which situation arises in the case of a baker who resides on the premises in which he bakes his bread?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIn the Coal (Pit's Mouth) Prices Order and Direction, 1919, and the Wholesale Coal Prices Order, 1919, both of which have been circulated to merchants, coal for domestic or household purposes is defined as coal bought or sold for the purpose of supplying consumers under the provisions of the Household Fuel and Lighting Order, 1919. As consumers under these provisions are registered persons, there should be no difficulty in distinguishing between industrial consumers and domestic consumers for the purposes of the Order which gives effect to the reduction in price.
§ Mr. GWYNNEWill the hon. Gentleman answer the last part of my question and say if a baker can get coal at domestic rates for baking?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANClause 1 (b) of the Household Fuel and Lighting Order, 1919, applies, namely: "Coal used for all purposes in a dwelling-house or in a building adjacent to or connected with a dwelling-house and occupied or used as part thereof."