HC Deb 21 March 1951 vol 485 c306W
Mr. John MacLeod

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what is the cost of freight included in the retail price of coal at Dingwall, Tain and Shieldaig in Ross-shire.

Mr. P. Noel-Baker

Dingwall and Tain are supplied by rail direct, the average freight cost being about 22s. per ton. Shieldaig is supplied by merchants operating from the Strathcarron district where the rail head is located. The average rail freight to Strathcarron is about 25s. per ton.