§ 21. Mr. Harold Nealasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he has any statement to make concerning the future public ownership of coal by-product industries.
§ 24. Major Peter Robertsasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he has any further statement to make with regard to nationalising carbonisation and other utilisation plants.
§ Mr. GaitskellMy right hon. Friend is not in a position to make any further statement on this matter at present.
§ Major RobertsHow does the hon. Gentleman reconcile that statement with the statement made by the Minister recently at Bolsover, that carbonisation plants were not to be brought into the nationalisation net?
§ Mr. GaitskellMy right hon. Friend was not then in a position to make a full statement about carbonisation and by-products plants.
§ Mr. JenningsHow much longer must these industries suffer this uncertainty?
§ Mr. GaitskellNot for long.