§ 119. Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that the 440 tons of coal in an ex-military dump at Bridlington, refused by the Hull Co-operative Society, is in an almost inaccessible position with no vehicular road access and that vehicles were bogged when the coal was placed there; whether this coal was previously offered to merchants in Bridlington; and why it was not allocated to that town instead of to Hull merchants 40 miles away.
§ Mr. Shinwell:I am not aware that the site is so difficult of access as suggested by the hon. and gallant Member. It is correct that the Bridlington merchants were at first unwilling to accept this coal, but at a recent meeting they indicated their willingness to take it for distribution in Bridlington subject to agreement in price. The coal was offered to the Hull Co-operative Society on account of their complaint of short supplies, the intention being that they should use it for their customers in Bridlington and have part of their rail supplies diverted from Bridlington to Hull.