HC Deb 02 November 1944 vol 404 c968W
Captain Plugge

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether arrangements have yet been made for the construction of an experimental coal-fired merchant ship embodying all the latest refinements of science in order to ascertain whether close interdependence can be established between the coal industry and mercantile marine in the post-war period.

Mr. T. Smith

No, Sir.