§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Power what were the stocks of distributed coal at the nearest convenient date in 1960; what were the supplies on the corresponding date in 1959; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GeorgeDistributed stocks on 5th November, 1960, were 15.0 million tons, compared with 16.5 million tons on the corresponding date last year.
50Wthe rest of the world, respectively, divided between large, medium and small cars, using whatever basis of differentiation is most convenient having regard to the basis on which trade returns are collected.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonFollowing is the information:
from, the United States of America, and the visible trade gap shown by these figures.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonFollowing is the information:
The reductions are mainly at power stations, gas works and house coal merchants. Summer stocking at power stations and gas works was adversely affected by the seamen's strike, but the stocks should be adequate to meet winter demand. Stocks at merchants' yards are lower by nearly ½ million tons owing to the abnormal rise of over 1 million tons in sales of house coal during the second half of the summer. The National Coal Board is taking steps to make sure that supplies of house coal will be sufficient this winter.