§ Mr. Macleanasked the Secretary for Mines why, during the middle of January, the Ministry of Mines augmented the supplies of coal to the railways; to what extent this led to a reduction of the cheaper coal that should have been delivered to Glasgow for domestic use; and how many tons were so diverted to the railways?
§ Mr. LloydOwing to a threatened shortage of coal for the maintenance of essential railway services, 350 tons of coal were diverted to the railways on each of three days. Some of this coal might otherwise have been used as house coal