§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give his most up-to-date estimate of the level of coal stockpiled on the ground at(a) pitheads and (b) power stations in the ownership of National Power, PowerGen or British Coal; what proposals he has, pursuant to the transitional coal-burn arrangement covering the period to April 1993, to encourage consumption of current coal stocks by the electricity generating companies; and what steps he will take to reduce coal stocks after April 1993.
§ Mr. EggarInformation on coal stocks held at power stations and collieries in Great Britain is available in "Energy Trends", a statistical bulletin published monthly by my Department and available in the Library of the House. Coal consumption is a commercial matter for the companies concerned.