§ Mr. Milneasked the Minister of Power if he will take steps to extend the activities of the National Coal Board into the retail distributive coal trade, in view of the evidence of overcharging by certain retailers given by the Chairman of the National Coal Board to the meeting of the National Economic Development Council on 7th May, 1969.
§ Mr. MasonThe National Coal Board already has substantial interests in retail coal distribution. I understand that the Chairman's reported remarks related to a specific case of packaged fuel which was being sold at a greengrocer's.