63. Earl of Dalkeithasked the Minister of Power how many tons of coal have accumulated at Scottish coal mines as a result of the seamen's strike; and if he will give an assurance that depleted stocks of coal at power stations in the south of England will be made good in sufficient time to meet all demands of power which will be arise in the event of an early winter.
§ Mr. MarshThe seamen's strike led to the addition of 278,000 tons of coal to stocks at Scottish mines, and interrupted the normal summer build-up of 179W stocks at power stations in the South of England. The industries concerned are now going ahead with measures to build up adequate stocks at the power stations as soon as possible this autumn, and these include the use of some of the additional Scottish stocks.