§ 70. Mr. EDMUNDSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, to allay doubts as to the possibility of the Navy reverting to the use of coal for fuel and to encourage in every way experiments with a view to the production of oil from coal, he will issue periodical statements as to the progress of such experiments and the adoption of the results obtained?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Ammon)As regards the use of coal for fuel, I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply of yesterday (OFFICIAL REPORT, column 982) to the hon. Member for West Rhondda (Mr. John). The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research already issue periodical reports of the experiments carried out for the production of oil from coal.