§ 3. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will give an assurance that adequate supplies of coal are being made available to merchants at a reduced price of 5s. per ton to enable 154W householders to stock during the summer months against winter requirements; and if he will make a statement on the position.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerAs I have said in answer to earlier Questions, additional supplies of coal are being allocated to the house coal market, so that both merchants and householders may stock more coal during the summer months than they did a year ago. The details of the summer prices scheme have now been published; I hope it will help to ensure that better stocks are, in fact, built up.