§ 38. Lieut.-Colonel HENEAGEasked the Secretary for Mines if his attention has been called to the failure of the coal-quota scheme in the port of Immingham; if he is a ware that the ship gangs are idle for a week or more in each month owing to the quota being exhausted; that ships are held up and contracts are diffi- 261 cult to make; and if he will say what steps he is taking to remedy the situation?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Mr. Isaac Foot)I am making inquiries of the Midland Amalgamated District Executive Board with regard to the points to which my hon. and gallant Friend calls attention, and I will communicate the results of those inquiries to him as soon as possible.