§ Mr. H. Brookeasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how far his Regulations allow a householder who does not get delivery before the end of January of his full allocation of coal for the current period, to carry forward his entitlement into the following period.
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksThe current direction does not provide for the carry over of any undelivered quantity. It does however, provide for account to be taken
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ACTUAL EXPENDITURE OF REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARDS, HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES AND BOARDS OF GOVERNORS FOR THE YEARS 1949–50 AND 1950–51 AND ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR 1951–52 EXPRESSED AS A COST PER HEAD OF ESTIMATED POPULATION. Region Capital Expenditure per Head of Population All other Expenditure per Head of Population 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Newcastle … 3 4 6 0 3 6 3 5 8 3 13 8 4 1 4 Leeds … 3 1 3 4 4 2 3 15 1 4 2 8 4 13 3 Sheffield … 3 4 2 7 3 8 3 3 3 3 8 4 3 17 1 East Anglian … 3 0 3 4 5 7 3 7 4 3 15 4 4 0 6 North West Metropolitan … 6 2 6 4 4 5 5 17 8 6 12 0 7 5 8 North East Metropolitan … 3 10 4 3 5 5 5 8 5 5 19 5 6 10 8 South East Metropolitan … 4 9 4 8 4 11 5 5 4 5 16 9 6 7 7 South West Metropolitan … 5 0 5 1 5 5 6 1 4 6 5 5 6 19 4 Oxford … 4 2 4 5 5 6 4 0 11 4 14 9 5 3 2 South Western … 4 3 4 11 3 10 4 9 2 4 18 2 5 9 3 Wales … 2 9 3 2 5 1 3 10 6 4 0 1 4 8 8 Birmingham … 4 3 2 10 3 4 3 9 7 3 16 1 4 5 4 Manchester … 2 9 2 0 3 4 3 9 2 3 15 0 4 3 0 Liverpool … 3 7 4 4 4 6 4 7 0 4 16 3 5 5 2 (NOTE: The above figures are based on the estimated population of each Region at mid-1950.) of the amount which householders in the south have purchased in the previous six months.
Under the current direction there is no maximum permitted quantity set out for the year, and accordingly when that direction expires at the end of January a further direction will be needed to govern the ensuing period. My right hon. Friend will of course then consider whether that direction should provide a carry over.