HC Deb 21 March 1967 vol 743 c219W
40. Mr. Eadie

asked the Minister of Power what consideration has been given to technical developments with a view to reviving the study of deriving oil products from coal.

Mr. Marsh

The developments in this field continue to be kept under review, but the relative costs of coal and oil in this country still do not offer any prospect of enabling viable oil-from-coal processes to be developed.