§ 28. Brigadier-General BR00KEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he can give the latest figure of coal output, consumption and stocks in hand in Russia, and the average price of the Russian commodity as compared with British, plus freight charges per ton, landed in Russia?
Mr. SAMUELI will gladly give my hon. and gallant Friend the information in the possession of the Department of Overseas Trade, but as the answer involves a long table of figures, I will, with his permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT
§ The information, is as follows
§ The latest statistics of gross coal production in Russia are approximately as follows:—
| Million tons | |
| Year ending 30th September, 1924 | 14 |
| Five months ending 28th February, 1925 | 6 |
§ Consumption and wastage at the mines was estimated at about 15 per cent. of these figures
§ No figures are available regarding coal consumption in Russia
1430§ Stocks remaining at mines:
| Million tons | |
| February, 1925 | 2˙03 |
§ Million tons. February, 1925 2003
§ Russian nominal selling price f.o.r. Donetz about 24s. 2d. per ton
§ The foregoing figures are taken from returns issued by the Soviet Government
§ As regards the last part of the question, I regret that I am not in a position to state at what price British coal could be landed in Russia