§ 66. Mr. Asshetonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware that the National Coal Board in Nottinghamshire do not allow private enterprise picking from dirt tips and that in consequence much good coal is now being wasted; and if he will draw the Board's attention to the desirability of reversing this decision.
§ Mr. ShinwellI am informed by the National Coal Board that, because of the dangerous nature of the work and the need for special supervision, they prefer, in general, to make their own arrangements for the picking of coal from their tips. The quantities of coal available in this way are not usually large, and in Nottinghamshire, where the Board's own employees are engaged on this work, they are satisfied that coal is not being wasted.