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Mr. Illsley
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will issue a direction to the South of Scotland Electricity Board to rescind its recent contract with Shell for the supply of 20,000 tonnes of South African coal per month.
Mr. Lang
Contracts for the purchase of coal are a matter for the commercial judgment of the board. As regards the board's recent contracts for the purchase of foreign coal, I understand that no contract for South African supplies has been concluded by the board.