§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Power (1) if, before the House considers the Fuel Policy White Paper, he will publish the average cost per ton at the pithead and cost per therm of the coal mined from the best 20 pits in the country, together with the names of these pits and the information in respect of each pit;
(2)if, before the House considers the Fuel Policy White Paper, he will publish the average cost per ton at the pithead and cost per therm of the coal mined from the best 50 pits in the country, together with the names of these pits and the information for each of these pits, other than the best 20;
(3)if, before the House considers the Fuel Policy White Paper, he will publish the average cost per ton at the pithead and cost per therm of the coal mined from the best 100 pits in the country,
Cost Range per therm Number of collieries Output(m. tons) Cost per ton Cost per therm s. d. d. Up to 3d. … … … … 14 10 56 4 2.60 3d.–4d. … … … … 107 51 79 5 3.67 4d.–4½d. … … … … 81 35 94 1 4.34 4½d.–5d. … … … … 71 25 104 1 4.80 5d.–6d. … … … … 100 27 122 9 5.37 6d.–7d. … … … … 29 7 138 0 6.37 Over 7d. … … … … 15 3 173 3 8.0 Total … … … … 417 158 98 1 4.47 Information on individual Collieries is a matter for the National Coal Board.