§ 41. Mr. J. P. Morrisasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that representatives of his Department visited Salford on 13th September, inspected sites for the storage of coal, and promised that supplies of coal for storage would be delivered at once; that the consumption of coal in Salford amounts to 30,000 tons per month, whereas there are only 4,000 tons now stored; and what action he proposes to take to prevent a repetition of the conditions experienced last winter?
§ The Secretary for Mines (Mr. David Grenfell)I am aware that, in consultation with the local authority, my Department has arranged sites in Salford for Government stocks of coal, and that up to the present comparatively small quantities of coal have been stored on Government account. But deliveries of coal in Salford this summer have been substantially in excess of those of last year, and the stocks of merchants and of consumers are good. The Government stocks are being increased as supplies come forward.