Mr. B. Taylorasked the Minister of Power the amount of coal stocked in the East Midlands Division of the National Coal Board to the nearest convenient date; and what is the difference in tons, for a date 12 months previous.
§ Mr. GeorgeOn 23rd January, 1960, the East Midlands Division held 10.5 million tons of coal in stock, 3.8 million tons more than on the 24th January, 1959. The level of undistributed stocks is at present declining.