§ 87. Sir W. JENKINSasked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to approach the Swansea dock authorities to install modern and up-to-date plant for shipping with a view to reducing the loss entailed in degradation of coal by the present process of shipping?
Mr. STANLEYI am not at present in a position to add to the information given in reply to the question which the hon. Member for Gower (Mr. D. Grenfell) asked last Tuesday on this subject.
§ Sir W. JENKINSasked the Minister of Transport whether the chutes for tipping coal at Swansea are stationary; how many times has a vessel to be moved during the process of being loaded with coal; what is the approximate additional time taken in loading vessels owing to these removals; and what is the approximate additional cost per thousand tons of coal shipped?
Mr. STANLEYI am not at present in a position to add to the information given to the hon. Member for Gower (Mr. D. Grenfell) in reply to the question which he asked on this subject last Tuesday.
§ Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Minister of Transport (1) how many mechanical chutes are used for shipping coal at the King's dock and Prince of Wales's dock, Swansea;
(2) if he will take steps to reduce the drop from the coal truck that is tipped to the chute leading to the vessel at the Swansea docks; and can he give an estimate of the percentage degradation of bituminous and steam coals with this process?
Mr. STANLEYI am not at present in a position to add to the information given in reply to the question which the hon. Member asked last Tuesday on this subject.