HC Deb 07 February 1978 vol 943 cc485-6W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of coal stocks, distributed and undistributed; and what were the figures for 1975 and 1976.

Mr. Eadie

The latest available figures, with corresponding figures for the pre vious two years, are given in the following table:

STOCKS OF COAL IN GREAT BRITAIN
Distributed (million tons) Undistributed
21st January 1978 19.5 9.5
22nd January 1977 19.0 10.2
24th January 1976 18.9 10.9