§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware of the inconvenience caused to the public by the system in the issue of coal permits; and will he now reconsider the whole question with a view of either doing away with permits or making the permit do for a continuous fortnightly supply of coal without the necessity of further applications to the local authority?
§ Colonel LANE FOXI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I have given to-day to a private notice question by the hon. Member for Sunderland (Mr. Rainey.