HC Deb 18 February 1954 vol 523 c2153
31. Mr. MacColl

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has yet completed his consideration of the practicability of using coal and chemical refuse dumps for rebuilding sea walls; and what conclusion he has reached.

Sir T. Dugdale

In the course of their work along the East Coast, over boards have used any material which proved suitable in rebuilding the sea walls and which could be transported at reasonable cost. Slag from the steel works at Scunthorpe was used on the Lincolnshire coast; and ashes mixed with chalk were used along the North Kent coast. Experiments in the use of colliery waste proved unsuccessful. The use of this waste material is in any case severely restricted by the high cost of haulage from the source of supply to the coast.

Mr. MacColl

Will the right hon. Gentleman remember that if he runs out of supplies he will find a very fine mixed variety in Widnes?