§ Mr. Hastingsasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how much coal was allocated to electricity generating stations and gasworks within the London postal area during the last year for which records are available; and how these figures compare with those of pre-war years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThe precise figures asked for are not available, but generating stations and gasworks in the London Civil Defence Region consumed about 8.1 and 7.7 million tons of coal, respectively, in 1953 and about 4.5 and 6.2 million tons, respectively, in 1938.