§ 7. Colonel Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how much coal per manshift was produced in November and December, 1938, and in November and December, 1946, respectively.
§ Mr. ShinwellIn November and December, 1938, output per manshift was 1.16 tons in each month; corresponding figures for 1946 were 1.06 tons and 1.04 tons respectively.
§ 8. Colonel Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the weekly coal production during the first two weeks of January; what was the consumption of coal for all purposes during that period; what is the deficiency of production against consumption; and what is the amount of total distributed reserve stocks at the present moment.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe information is as follows:
— Week ended, 1947. 11th January. 18th January. Tons. Tons. 1 Output of coal Deep-mined 3,780,000 3,744,500 Opencast 125,600 133,500 Total 3,905,600 3,878,000 2 Total consumption 4,169,300 4,138,800 3 Deficiency (2 minus 1) 263,700 260,800 4 Distributed stocks.(a), (b) 7,376,100 7,081,800 (a) Including estimates for certain iterns which are available monthly but not weekly. (b) With the exception of approximately 300,000 tons of coal still in Government dumps, these are not reserve stocks.