HC Deb 20 July 1959 vol 609 cc91-2W
Mr. Moss

asked the Paymaster-General (1) what amounts of undistributed stocks of coal are now held in the West Midlands Division of the National Coal Board and in the Warwickshire area, respectively; and of what qualities and grades these stocks consist;

(2) what quantity of opencast coal from sites in Warwickshire now remains in undistributed stocks.

Sir I. Horobin

The following table gives the figures for the West Midlands Division:

UNDISTRIBUTED STOCKS OF COAL AT 4TH JULY, 1959
(Th. tons)
West Midlands Division West Midlands Division
Total 2,476
Of which:
Unscreened 472
Large 531
Graded 219
Treated smalls 1,019
Untreated smalls 235

I regret that the other figures are not available from the statistics collected by the Ministry.

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