§ 55. Mr. Nabarroasked the Paymaster-General whether he will state the respective stocks of coke, distributed and undistributed, and for both domestic and industrial use; how these stocks compare with the equivalent date in two preceding years, namely 1958 and 1957; and what is the trend of coke demand for domestic and industrial purposes compared with these two earlier years.
§ The Paymaster-General (Mr. Reginald Maudling)As the Answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate the available information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the information:
| UNDISTRIBUTED COKE STOCKS | |||
| (million tons)* | |||
| — | At 4th July, 1959 | At 5th July, 1958 | At 6th July, 1957 |
| At gas works | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| coke ovens | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| DISPOSALS OF COKE IN 26 WEEKS ENDED:— | |||
| (million tons) | |||
| — | 4th July, 1959 | 5th July, 1958 | 6th July, 1957 |
| Gas coke | |||
| Domestic | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Other inland | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Export | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | |
| Hard coke | |||
| Blast furnaces | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Foundries | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Domestic | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Other inland | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Exports | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.7 | |
| Total coke | 12.2 | 14.2 | 14.9 |
| * Information is not available about distributed stocks of coke. |