§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Power if he will send a letter to all local authorities, similar to that being sent by him to other Government Departments, asking them to consider the merits of using coal and coal-burning equipment in establishments under their control.
§ Mr. WoodI am asking my right hon. Friends to draw the attention of local authorities to the relative merits of coal and fuels like coke which are derived from coal. I am also asking them to bring to the local authorities' notice the new technical sales service introduced by the National Coal Board. Local authorities will already be aware that coal installations with new mechanical stokers were, by recent Orders made by my right hon. Friends, exempted from the provisions of the Clean Air Act relating to smoke control areas.