Major Lloydasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the total amount of free or concessionary coal taken up by miners during the calendar year 1950; what proportion this represented of the total domestic coal consumption of the country; and what was the average amount taken, per miner, in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerThe total amount of free or concessionary coal taken up by miners during the calendar year 1950 was approximately 5 million tons. The proportion which this represented of the total domestic consumption of the country was about 13 per cent. Up-to-date information is not available to show the average amount taken, per miner in receipt of this coal, in England, Scotland and Wales respectively. For Great Britain as a whole it was about 10 tons.