§ Sir W. Edgeasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what percentage of collieries draw more from the Coal Charges Account than they pay into it; and what is the percentage of such collieries in each county.
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe information for which my hon. Friend asks is not readily available in regard to individual collieries, but during the three months ending 31st March, 1944, which, owing to the necessity for audit, is the latest period for which any information on the subject is available, the following shows the districts which were respectively (i) drawing more from the fund than they paid in, and (ii) drawing less from the fund than they paid in.
District.
(i)
- Durham.
- South Wales and Mon.
- Yorkshire.
- North Derbyshire.
- Lancs. and Cheshire.
- Cumberland.
- North Wales.
- South Staffordshire.
- Shropshire.
- Bristol.
- Forest of Dean.
(ii)
- Scotland.
- Northumberland.
- Nottinghamshire.
- South Derbyshire.
- Leicestershire.
- Cannock Chase.
- Warwickshire.
- North Staffordshire.
- Somerset.
- Kent.