§ 93. Mr. Nabarroasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the distributed stocks of house coal at the latest convenient date, and the total distributed coal stocks at the same date compared with the respective stocks one year earlier; whether house coal stocks including imports are ade- 270W quate as far as can be foreseen to provide for winter requirements; and whether he will now make a statement on the domestic solid fuel position, including coke.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThe stock position has improved considerably in recent weeks and at the 10th October total distributed stocks amounted to 18.1 million tons compared with 19.1 a year before and 16.2 on the same date in 1951. Corresponding figures for merchants' stocks of house coal are 1.66, 1.84 and 1.07 million tons respectively.