§ 22. Mr. Dayasked the Secretary for Mines particulars of the extent to which foreign coke has been imported into this country for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date; and have any special reasons been given to his Department as to why supplies of coke cannot be obtained in this country?
§ Mr. LloydDuring the 12 months ended 31st May, 1939, no foreign coke was imported into the United Kingdom. The 3,387 tons shown in the official statistics as imported represent land sales from Eire to Northern Ireland, and a few small shipments of British coke from the Channel Islands.
§ Mr. DayHave any consultations taken place recently with the industry to see whether imports of this fuel can be stopped?
§ Mr. George GriffithsIf anybody wants to buy any coke will the hon. Gentleman tell them that there are 40,000 tons of coke on the floor at our place and that we would let them have it cheap?