§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) whether he will now provide the figures for the level of coal stocks at (a) pitheads and (b) power stations at the latest available date;
(2) whether he will now provide the figures for the level of coal stocks at (a) pitheads and (b) power stations on 1 January.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe latest figures published in "Energy Trends" show that coal stocks at pitheads and at power stations at the end of December 1983 and the end of March 1984 were: 471W
000 tons December1983 March 1984 Pitheads 23,996 21,731 Power Stations 31,907 23,014 These figures reflect the peak of winter demand, minimum oil burn and the effects of the overtime ban.