§ 63. Mr. REMERasked the Secretary for Mines if his attention has been called to the difficulties under the Coal Mines Act sustained by the dyeworks of Messrs. Joshua Schofield and Sons, Limited, of Homily, Cheshire; if he is aware that this firm has a contract with the Blackwell Colliery Company, of Alfreton, Derbyshire, and that in order to obtain satisfactory supplies this firm had to pay 8d. a ton increase on their contract price; and what steps he intends to take to prevent these increased charges on industrial concerns?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. W. R. Smith)No, Sir; my hon. Friend has received no complaint from this firm. Perhaps the hon. Member will send further particulars to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. REMERSeeing that this question has been on the Order Paper for 10 days, could not the hon. Member have made some inquiries?