§ 24. Mr. Errollasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what is the latest estimate of his Department of the total reserves of deep mineable coal in Great Britain; and how long these are likely to last at the present rate of extraction.
§ Mr. GaitskellAccording to the reports of the regional survey committees appointed by the Minister of Fuel and Power in 1944, the reserves of deep mineable coal in Great Britain are 42,000 million tons. At the present rate of extraction, these would be sufficient to last about two centuries.