§ Sir W. JENKINSasked the Secretary for Mines what quantity of coal, coke, and manufactured fuel was exported to Spain in 1929 and 1934; whether any coal was exported from South Wales; and whether there is any prospect of a trade agreement with Spain which will benefit the coal trade of South Wales?
Captain CROOKSHANKDuring the year 1929, 1,782,649 tons of coal, 199,602 tons of coke and 22,371 tons of manufactured fuel were exported from the United Kingdom to Spain. The corresponding figures for 1934 were 1,341,186, 49,977 and 20,915, respectively. The quantity of coal exported from the Bristol Channel ports to Spain in 1929 was 1,163,805 tons and in 1934, 852,814 tons. As regards the last part of the question, negotiations for a commercial agreement are at present in progress with representatives of the Spanish Government and I must ask the hon. Member to await the result of those discussions.