§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Power if he will give the following information for each of the last 10 years with regard to the Brickworks Division of the National Coal Board, namely, the capital employed in the Division, the interest paid on capital, the contribution to overheads, common services, etc., of the National Coal Board, paid by the Division, and the net profits made after charging interest paid on capital and the contribution to overheads, common services, etc., of the Board.
§ Mr. MarshThe Brickworks Executive of the National Coal Board was only established as a separate management unit at the beginning of 1962.
3WThe relevant financial information from that date, extracted from the published
1962 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1. Investment in fixed assets and stocks of products (£m.) 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 2. Interest Charge (£000) 137 166 132 92 3. Net Profit after Interest and all other charges (£000) 208 199 663 1 The contribution to overheads and common services is not published.