asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps are being taken to provide adequate lighting at all colliery sidings so that railway companies can uplift wagons of coal from those sidings during the hours of darkness.

This is now a matter for the National Coal Board, who inform me that they are anxious to assist the railway companies as much as posible in this matter.

Would the right hon. Gentleman, in consultation with the Ministry of Supply, see that some wartime illuminants awaiting disposal are made available on colliery sidings, and not necessarily only on railway sidings?

I have no doubt that note will be taken of that.