HC Deb 13 December 1937 vol 330 c831W
Mr. Jenkins

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give particulars of the quantities of coal exported from Great Britain and Germany, respectively, for each year from 1930, and to the most recent date for the current year?

Captain Crookshank

The information is as follows:

Exports (Cargo) of Coal from Germany and the United Kingdom.
Thousand Statute Tons.
— Germany.* United Kingdom.
1930 29,015 54,874
1931 27,033 42,750
1932 22,677 38,899
1933 22,602 39,068
1934 26,345 39,660
1935 26,749 38,714
1936 27,868 34,519
January—October, 1937. 31,814 33,765
* As from 18 February, 1935, the Saar has been included in the German Customs Union. For the purposes of comparison exports from the Saar to countries other than Germany are included and exports to the Saar from Germany are excluded in the figures of German exports.