HC Deb 03 July 1919 vol 117 c1163
71. Mr. LAMBERT

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when it is intended to take action to make the railway and the coal industries self-supporting and thus relieve the taxpayer from the necessity of providing £100,000,000 per annum in the case of the railways and £46,600,000 per annum in the case of coal?

Mr. BALDWIN

The Government is giving the most earnest consideration to this question, and is making every endeavour to find the best method of obtaining this most desirable result.

Mr. LAMBERT

How is it possible for the National finances to remain stable with these enormous subsidies being paid to the railway and coal industries 1

Mr. BALDWIN

That is the problem.