HC Deb 10 February 1949 vol 461 cc80-1W
29. Mr. Joynson-Hicks

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware of the scarcity of fuel of slow combustion stoves of economic space-heating type and hot water boilers in West Sussex; and if he will arrange for increased supplies to be made available.

Mr. Gaitskell

As I have explained on several occasions there is at present a general shortage of anthracite on the home market owing to the need to increase exports, particularly to Canada. But coke, which is now fairly plentiful, can be used in most stoves and boilers and my regional officers and the local fuel overseers in West Sussex do not know of any householder who has an appliance unsuitable for burning coke and who cannot obtain supplies of anthracite.