HC Deb 22 March 1910 vol 15 c949
Mr. NORTON-GRIFFITHS

asked what would have been the revenue which would have been received from the export duty on coal, if it had not been taken off, during each of the past four years, and assuming that the export trade had not been affected by such duty?

Mr. HOBHOUSE

Under the conditions specified the revenue that would have been derived from the export duty on coal during each of the four years, 1906 to 1909 inclusive, is estimated at—

£
Year 1906 2,500,000
Year 1907 3,150,000
Year 1908 3,100,000
Year 1909 3,050,000