HC Deb 21 February 1924 vol 169 c2033W
Mr. WHITELEY

asked the Secretary for Mines the amount of coal exported to the following countries during the years 1913 and 1923: France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain, Egypt, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Algeria, and Austria?

Mr. SHINWELL

The following table shows the quantities of coal exported in 1913 and 1923 from this country to the countries mentioned:—

1913. 1923.
Tons. Tons.
France 12,775,909 18,826,352
Italy 9,647,161 7,592,735
Germany 8,952,328 14,806,232*
Russia 5,998,434 476,205*
Sweden 4,563,076 3,168,367
Argentina 3,693,572 2,461,074
Brazil 1,886,871 1,151,629
Uruguay 723,936 404,894
Spain 2,534,131 1,145,801
Egypt 3,162,477 1,696,054
Denmark 3,034,240 3,170,269
Norway 2,298,345 1,609,758
Belgium 2,031,077 6,504,592
Holland 2,018,401 6,794,346
Portugal 1,201,722 766,319
Algeria 1,281,664 1,060,180
Austria 1,056,634†
* Not including 1,005,440 tons of coal exported during 1923 to territory which was formerly part of the Russian or German Empires, namely, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Esthonia, Poland and Dantzig.
† Austria-Hungary.