§ 8. Mr. William Clarkasked the Minister of Power if he will publish statistics showing the average price of coke charged by the gas boards in each of the past six years.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeThe tonnage of coke sold each year by the area gas boards and the amount realised on its sale are published in my Department's Annual Statistical Digest. The following are the figures, together with an average realisation per ton for the years in question:
SALES OF GAS COKE BY AREA GAS BOARDS Year Sales Thousand Tons Value£ Thousand Average Realisation per ton£ 1959–60 … 8,425 62,926 7.47 1960–61 … 8,616 67,594 7.85 1961–62 … 8,519 69,865 8.20 1962–63 … 9,172 77,561 8.46 1963–64 … 7,766 70,772 9.11 1964–65 … 7,352 70,353 9.57