Oral Answers to Questions — Coal Industry. – in the House of Commons am ar 15 Medi 1939.
Sir Samuel Storey
, Sunderland
asked the Secretary for Mines whether it is intended to postpone the operation of the Coal Act, 1938, on account of the present emergency.
Mr Geoffrey Lloyd
, Birmingham, Ladywood
The Valuation procedure under the Coal Act, 1938, has necessarily been suspended and a considerable proportion of the staff of the Coal Commission are employed on emergency work in the Mines Department and other Government Departments. A part of the work of the Coal Commission will require to be carried on, but as to the remainder of the work I am not yet in a position to make a statement.
