§ Mr. Jannerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the present proportion of coal and fuel oil, respectively, used in steam power stations in Great Britain.
§ Mr. Shinwell:In 1944, which is the latest period for which full information is at present available, 5,287 tons of fuel oil were used in steam power stations of authorised electricity undertakers, as compared with 23,118,807 tons of coal. It is estimated that, of the 37,000 million units generated at these stations in 1944, 17 million were produced by oil fired plants.