HC Deb 18 December 1947 vol 445 cc387-8W
Mr. Heathcoat Amory

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power who is responsible for deciding the fuel allocation for approved schools and similar institutions; and what is the reason for the great variations which occur as between one institution and another.

Mr. Gaitskell

The individual allocations for institutions consuming more than too tons of solid fuel a year' are determined by the programming authorities of the National Coal Board in the case of coal and by the Coke Directorate of my Department in the case of coke. Allocations are made on the basis of requirements and are revised in the light of experience of consumption, the advice of my Regional Fuel Engineers being obtained where necessary. Institutions using less than 100 tons a year receive their supplies in accordance with licences issued by the local fuel overseers. The allocations vary with the extent and nature of the premises to be heated, and every effort is made to ensure that the tonnages of fuel allocated are in accordance with the reasonable consumption needs in each case.

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