§ MR. D. A. THOMASI beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has in his Department any information as to the duration of our supplies of coal suitable for export purposes; and if so, will he lay it upon the Table of the House.
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHThe duration of our supplies of coal suitable for export purposes depends on the duration of our coal supply—a matter of purely hypothetical opinion. I have no information on the subject, beyond what is open to the hon. Member.