§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps are being
Fuel Unit 1946 1952 Percentage Increase Electricity Million kWh 41,498 62,056 49.5 Gas Million cu. ft. 524,928 648,780 23.6 Coke (Total inland disposals other than to blast furnaces, foundries and gas works) Tons 11,910,000 13,130,000 10.2 "Phurnacite" and low temperature cokes Tons 429,000* 726,000 68.8 * The 1947 figure for low temperature cokes has been included as the 1946 figures are incomplete. All the above industries are planning further substantial increases, and work is also going on to develop new processes to convert a wider range of coals into smokeless and gaseous fuels.