HC Deb 10 November 1948 vol 457 c193W
82. Mr. Erroll

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what are the minimum requirements which must be satisfied to qualify as a main haulier when submitting tenders to the Chief Contracts Officer of his Department for the haulage of opencast coal in the North-Western Region.

Mr. Gaitskell

Specific requirements were not laid down in the advertisements inviting competitive tenders for the haulage of opencast coal, but tenderers were required to show that they had an adequate organisation and controlled sufficient vehicles to enable them to undertake the work.