§ Lieut.-Colonel LANE-FOXasked the Secretary for Mines what was the average annual output of coal from the mines of Great Britain for the five years previous to August, 1914; and what was the output for the years 1922 and 1923?
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe average annual output of coal from the mines of Great Britain for the five years from 1909 to 1913 was 269,573,000 tons; the output for the years 1922 and 1923 was 249,584,000 tons and 275,966,000 tons, respectively.