§ Mr. Ogdenasked the Minister of Technology what was the tonnage and value 288W at current prices of the National Coal Board's coal stocks on 1st October, 1950, 1955, and in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe following figures relate to the end of the board's financial year; figures are not available for 1st October.
Stocks (millions of tons) Net Book Value (£ million) December, 1950 5.9 5.9 December, 1955 3.4 11.5 December, 1960 29.9 97.7 December, 1961 22.1 71.7 December, 1962 25.9 87.6 March, 1964 18.9 57.3 March, 1965 20.2 62.8 March, 1966 19.0 51.3 March, 1967 20.9 71.0 March, 1968 27.4 98.4 March, 1969 25.5 86.7
§ Mr. Ogdenasked the Minister of Technology what was the tonnage and value at current prices of the Central Electricity Generating Board's coal stocks on 1st October, 1950, 1955, and in each year from 1960 to 1969, inclusive.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe following are the figures:
COAL STOCKS HELD BY THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD AT 1ST OCTOBER IN EACH YEAR Tonnage (million tons) Estimated Value* (£ million) 1950 3.8 10 1955 6.1 22 1960 5.8 22 1961 7.5 29 1962 7.8 31 1963 8.7 35 1964 9.7 39 1965 9.7 41 1966 11.0 51 1967 11.4 53 1968 12.0 57 1969 12.5 60 * Estimated on the basis of average delivered cost over each year.