HC Deb 30 July 1951 vol 491 cc143-4W
101. Colonel J. R. H. Hutchison

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what are the present stocks of coal in this country, together with the comparative figures for 1947, 1949 and 1950.

Mr. P. Noel-Baker

Total distributed stocks of coal on 14th July, 1951, were 13.22 million tons compared with 12.08 million a year before and 13.71 and 11.44 million tons on the comparable dates in 1949 and 1947 respectively.