§ 3. Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that the National Oil Refinery in South Wales has been unable to obtain from the central council long-term contracts for supplies of coal; and what action he intends to take in the interests of the South Wales coal industry?
§ The Secretary for Mines (Captain Crookshank)The position is not, I understand, exactly as stated in the first part of this question, but as the matter 730 is the subject of a complaint now before the National Committee of Investigation set up under Section 5 of the Coal Mines Act, 1930, I can make no statement at this stage.