HC Deb 08 April 1936 vol 310 c2754
15. Lieut. - Commander FLETCHER

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether any experiments are in progress regarding the use of pulverised coal, in conjunction with oil fuel, for firing the boilers of His Majesty's ships?

The CIVIL LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Kenneth Lindsay)

Experiments in the use of pulverised coal and oil mixtures have been carried out. They have, however, been discontinued for His Majesty's ships, since this method of firing is at present unsuitable for highly forced naval boilers; difficulties also arise as regards supply, transport and storage which make the method impracticable in the case of naval vessels.

Mr. G. GRIFFITHS

Is that the reason why there are 14,000 more miners out of work this month that there were last month?