§ Mr. Croninasked the Minister of Power what estimate he has made of the effect on the coal industry of the further increase of oil consumption, which current trends indicate will be in excess of that estimated in the Fuel Policy White Paper.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Power what is his latest estimate of the extent to which the coal industry will satisfy total energy demands in the early 1970s.
§ Mr. MasonI would refer my hon. Friends to the Answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Mr. Kelley) and the hon. Member for Honiton (Mr. Emery) on 5th November.—[Vol. 772, c. 667.]