§ Mr. Lennox-Boydasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether in choosing the counties to receive large allocations of household coal for the period May to October, he made use of the information obtainable as to local conditions from the Meteorological Office.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe zoning for coal allocation purposes is by regions, not by counties, and is based on Meteorological Office data about general climatic conditions over a long period of years. The maximum permitted quantities are on an annual basis and the distribution of supplies during the May-October period is governed largely by transport and stocking considerations and not primarily by consumption needs during that period.