§ 40. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the annual consumption of coal and the power produced at our electric power stations in 1939 and 1948 respectively; and what he is doing to meet the increasing demand, domestic and industrial, for electric power.
§ Mr. GaitskellIn 1939, the steam stations of authorised electricity undertakers generated 25,255 million units of electricity and consumed 15.03 million tons of coal. The corresponding figures for 1948 were 45,020 million units of electricity and 27.64 million tons of coal. As to the second part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to Section (b) of the Appendix to the Economic Survey for 1949 (Cmd. 7647).