HC Deb 30 July 1951 vol 491 cc142-3W
97. Mr. Redmayne

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what is now the percentage of opencast coal in the normal domestic allocation, and in the additional allocation supplied on permit by fuel overseers to special domestic consumers. respectively.

Mr. P. Noel-Baker

Of the total quantity of coal supplied to the house coal market since the beginning of the present summer, 5.6 per cent. came from opencast workings. The percentage of opencast in house coal supplies varies in different parts of the country, being highest in areas adjacent to opencast disposal points from which it is delivered to house coal depots direct by road.

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