HC Deb 14 May 1906 vol 157 c189
MR. LONSDALE

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the quantity of Welsh steam coal exported to Germany during the year 1905; and whether he can state the quantity of such coal consigned to agents of the German Government for use in the Navy.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD as TRADE (Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE, Carnarvon Boroughs)

The total quantity of steam coal exported to Germany from Welsh ports in 1905 was 304,737 tons. I am unable to state the quantity consigned to agents of the German Government.