§ Mr. Butcherasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will give an assurance that agricultural workers receive the same allowance of coal as coalminers.
§ Mr. ShinwellI cannot advise that agricultural workers should receive the same allowance of coal as coalminers. The hon. Member will be aware that by no means all miners receive a free allowance of coal.
§ Mr. Butcherasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he proposes to grant a higher allowance of solid fuel to inhabitants of rural districts, who have no electricity or gas supply, than is granted to town dwellers, enjoying both these services.
§ Mr. ShinwellAs announced from time to time in Ministry of Fuel advertisements, additional supplies may be granted under licence by local fuel overseers to those premises entirely dependent on solid fuel.