HC Deb 31 July 1951 vol 491 cc179-80W
Mr. Powell

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what percentages, region by region, of the allocation of coke for the first 12 weeks of the summer period were actually delivered to merchants within those weeks.

Mr. P. Noel-Baker

Deliveries of gas coke in each Gas Board Area in the first 9 weeks of the summer represented the following percentages of allocations to all distributors: Scotland, 128; East Midlands, 103; Northern, 145; West Midlands, 117; North-Western, 114; Wales, 103; North-Eastern, 97; London, Eastern and Southern, 253.

Deliveries of hard coke from supplying regions in the first 11 weeks of this summer represented the following percentages-of total allocations (excluding blast furnaces): Scotland, 96; North-Western, 95; Northern, 93; Midland, 82; North-Eastern, 90; South Wales, 89.