§ 72. Mr. Nabarroasked the Minister of Power what is the tonnage and inventory value of undistributed coal and coke stocks at 22nd July, 1960, or nearest convenient date; and how these are being financed.
§ Mr. WoodOn 9th July the National Coal Board's undistributed stocks were about 35 million tons of coal and 5 million tons of coke. These stocks were valued at a little over£135 million and are financed by Exchequer advances.