§ LORD OGMORE had given Notice of his intention to ask the following Question:
§ To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have given any general direction to the National Coal Board requiring them to publish the accounts of collieries which are being or have been closed as unprofitable; and in particular whether the accounts relating to one of these collieries—namely, Duffryn Rhondda—are to be published.
§ The noble Lord said: My Lords, owing to the unfortunate indisposition of the noble Lord, Lord Stonham, I do not propose to ask my Question to-day.
§ THE EARL OF LONGFORDMy Lords, once again I am obliged to the noble Lord for his sympathetic attitude.