§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Minister of Technology what are the coal stocks in Scotland at the latest convenient date; and what were the equivalent stocks at the same date in 1967, 1968 and 1969.
Mr. Alan Williams1.8 million tons 14th February, 1970, of which 0.9 million tons were undistributed stocks. Stocks at mid-February in 1967, 1968 and 1969 were:—
Million tons 1967 1968 1969 Distributed stocks … 1.0 1.3 1.3 Undistributed stocks … 1.0 2.5 2.2 2.0 3.8 3.5