§ Mr. BATEYasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the total amount of oil extracted from coal at Billingham; the number of tons of coal consumed; and the average price paid for such coal?
§ Captain CROOKSHANKBy the courtesy of Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited, I am able to supply the following information: Up to date a total of 110,000 tons of petrol has been produced and the total quantity of coal used in connection with the Billingham plant has been 411,500 tons. I should not feel justified in asking the company for the information asked for in the last part of the question.