§ Sir G. LLOYDasked the Secretary for Mines the total output of coal, in tons, 2451W of the United Kingdom in the years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924, respectively?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXThe information is as follows:
Year. Tons. 1920 … … … 229,532,081 1921* … … … 163,251,181 1922† … … … 249,606,864 1923† … … … 276,000,560 1924† … … … 267,118,167 *In consequence of the national stoppage of work at coal mines almost all the mines were idle for about three months. † Great Britain only.