HC Deb 02 March 1933 vol 275 c571W
Mr. LAWSON

asked the Secretary for Mines the total amount of royalty paid on coal produced in the county of Durham in the last year for which a statement is available; and the names of such royalty owners and the respective amounts drawn by them during the year?

Mr. E. BROWN:

During the year 1932, the estimated amount paid by colliery owners in Durham in royalties and way-leaves, including the rental value of freehold minerals where worked by the proprietors, was £659,000. I am unable to give the information asked for in the second part of the question.