68. Major Lloydasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what were the production costs of saleable deep-mined coal for the periods January to March, April to June, and July to September, 1946; and what are the figures for the corresponding periods in 1947.
§ Mr. GaitskellThe figures of production costs per ton commercially disposable for the various quarters of 1946 have already been published, in the Coalmining Industry Quarterly Statistical Statements to which I would refer the hon. Member. With regard to the second part of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member 371W to the reply which I gave on 8th December to the hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir J. Mellor).
§ 105. Sir J. Mellorasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will arrange for the quarterly statistical statements of the costs of production of the coalmining industry for 1947 to include a table, which will enable a fair comparison to be made with the figures published for the corresponding periods of 1946.
§ Mr. GaitskellThese statements will be published by the National Coal Board in future in a form which I have agreed with the Board; they will enable such comparisons to be made with the figures for 1946 as the changed circumstances permit.