§ 12. Squadron Leader Kinghornasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will classify Great Yarmouth and district in the same category as the North-East coast in regard to the allocation of coal in view of the similarity of climate.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerIn recent years, my Department have been asked to allow the maximum quantity of coal permitted in the north to many districts in the south including Norfolk, Cambridge, the Cotswolds, and Dartmoor. I am afraid that if I did what my hon. and gallant Friend has asked, many other places, including Suffolk and Essex, would make the same request, and, if the request were granted, our present system of allocation would break down. In fact, the Eastern Region now receives more coal per registration than any other area in the south.