HC Deb 19 July 1922 vol 156 cc2076-7
62. Sir ROBERT CLOUGH

asked 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 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.