§ 80. Mr. Higgsasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that Statutory Rules and Orders, 1939, No. 1557, permits the owner of a coalmine to increase the price of coal sold by him by 1s. per ton from 3rd November last, but it does not permit the distributor to pass this increase on to the industrial user; and will he take steps to correct this anomaly?
§ Mr. LloydI regret that it is not possible to extend the scope of paragraph 2 of the Coal Prices (Inland Supply) Order, 1939.
§ Mr. HiggsIs the Secretary for Mines aware that the extra shilling is more than the profit obtained on a ton of coal, and that the distributors are having to pay that amount?