§ Mr. Granvilleasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware that owing to petrol coupons not arriving, one caterpillar and a nine yard scraper on 62W outcrop coal were stopped, one five foot saw mill at Dennington was stopped, round and sawn timber to London was delayed and timber deliveries were reduced to half, despite repeated requests by letter and telephone from Mr. Wyatt of Diss; and if he will investigate the reason for this and take steps to prevent its recurrence.
§ Mr. RobensThe hon. Member is under a misapprehension if he thinks that the activities to which he refers suffered from a failure of my Department or the Ministry of Transport to issue coupons for the plant concerned. Mr. Wyatt has made representations that the allowances issued to him for use in certain private cars at his disposal are not sufficient for him personally to supervise his numerous activities, and for this reason they have had to be curtailed. An interim issue of coupons has been made to him, but in view of the very substantial allowances of petrol which he has already received for the current quarter, we are not prepared to authorise the further allowances for which he has asked without further information on the uses to which he has put the petrol already consumed and the purposes for which these additional allowances are required.