§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Minister of Power how many coal concentration depots are now in operation in the United Kingdom; how many more are projected and how many of the old depots they will replace; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreesonThere are now 462 and a further 61 are projected.
There were approximately 5,000 stations open to domestic coal traffic at the time of the Beeching Report (1963), and when the concentration programme has been completed there will be about 600, including concentration depots.