§ Dr. Littleasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that in the case of coal supplied to Northern Ireland conditions are being imposed that the consumer must accept a certain quantity of slack with each supply of coal delivered; and whether he will make the imposition of such conditions illegal?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI am informed that in cases where merchants in Northern Ireland are short of large house coal they offer up to 20 per cent. of consumer's requirements by way of slack; I hope that where similar shortages occur in this country, consumers will co-operate by accepting the alternatives offered by merchants. The answer to the last part of the Question is in the negative.