HC Deb 28 November 1946 vol 430 cc356-7W
125. Commander Pursey

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what percentage of the allocation of domestic coal was supplied to Hull in the first six months of the coal year; and what percentage of their allocation was supplied to the Hull Co-operative Society, Messrs. Risdale and Walkers and the other merchants, respectively.

Mr. Shinwell

During the first six months of the coal year 1946–47 domestic supplies to the Hull district amounted to 93.6 per cent. of its allocation. The corresponding percentages for the Hull Co-operative Society, Messrs. Ridsdale and Walkers, and the other merchants were respectively 96.49 per cent., 94.12 per cent. and 92.89 per cent.