HC Deb 31 March 1936 vol 310 c1809
26. Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Secretary for Mines the quantity of coal consumed' in this country in 1935, and the amount so consumed in cwts. per head of the population in 1930 to 1935, inclusive?

Captain CROOKSHANK

The quantity of coal available for consumption in Great Britain in the year 1935 was 164,450,000 tons. The consumption of coal per head of population in each of the years 1930–35 was 75, 69, 67, 66, 71 and 72 cwts. respectively.