§ 97. Mr. Nabarroasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the level of distributed coal stocks at 24th October, 1955, or latest convenient date; how this figure compares with one year earlier; to what extent this year's stocks have reached their present level as a result of coal imports; 54W and whether enough house coal is now available in all regions to assure honouring of maximum householders' allocation of coal during the winter months.
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksDistributed stocks at 15th October, 1955, totalled 18£6 million tons compared with 16£9 million tons a year before, the higher level of imports more than accounting for the increase. House coal stocks are substantially higher than a year ago but the householder's allocation during the winter is met primarily from current production, the level of which cannot be guaranteed in advance.