HC Deb 28 July 1922 vol 157 cc827-8W
Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERY

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what was the quantity of oil coke used during the past 12 months in His Majesty's ships; whether oil coke is coke impregnated under pressure with oil; whether this special fuel is commandeered by the Admiralty to the exclusion of other consumers; whether the price paid by the Admiralty per ton can be stated, and its relation to the cost of ordinary coal; and for what reason it is being used in His Majesty's ships in preference to coal?

Mr. AMERY

Oil coke, which is the residue after distillation of oil fuel, etc., from crude oil is unsuitable for use in His Majesty's ships and none has been used or purchased during the last 12 months