§ 1. Mr. R. J. Taylorasked the Secretary for Mines the policy of His Majesty's Government in relation to the proposal laid before him in the joint deputation of the miners and mineowners he received on 13th July?
§ 2. Mr. James Griffithsasked the Secretary for Mines whether, having regard to the fall of over 1,000,000 tons in our coal exports in the first six months of 1938 as compared with the first six months of 1937, he is taking any steps, in consultation with the representatives of the industry, to prevent a further fall in the coal export trade?
§ The Secretary for Mines (Captain Crookshank)The proposal laid before me was that the Central Scheme in force under the Coal Mines Act, 1930, should
| Period | Estimated Output of Saleable Coal in Great Britain. | Quantity of Coal exported from the United Kingdom to Countries in the British Empire. | Quantity of Coal exported from the United Kingdom to Foreign Countries. |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| Year ended 30th June, 1937. | 234,300,000 | 4,967,000 | 31,832,000 |
| Year ended 30th June, 1938. | 236,900,000 | 5,070,000 | 34,218,000 |