§ 62. Sir ROBERT CLOUGHasked the Secretary for Mines what effect the reduction of the price of coal by 9s. a ton has had on the coal market; and whether there is any reason to anticipate the extension of this reduction in prices to districts other than the Metropolis?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Mr. Bridgeman)In reply to the first part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the letter from the Chairman of the Coal Merchants' Federation, which I read to the House on the 6th July. I am informed that the improvement in the retail coal trade mentioned in that letter 2077 is being maintained. In reply to the second part, I understand that the reductions in London prices have already been followed by decreases in domestic coal prices in most other parts of the country.