Mr. Jenkinsasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is now in a position to make a statement to the House indicating what financial and/or other aid is to be afforded to the export of coal from this country to markets in which heavily subsidised foreign competition exists?
§ Mr. Shinwellasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is now in a position to state the measures adopted by the Government to assist the export trade in coal?
§ Captain CrookshankOn 16th December, in reply to a question by the hon. Member for Llanelly (Mr. J. Griffiths) I informed the House of the satisfactory result of His Majesty's Government's efforts to secure improved safeguards for the coal export trade to France, which is our largest coal export market.
With regard to the other matters which are under consideration, I cannot at present add anything to the reply which I gave on 6th December to the hon. Member for Pontypool (Mr. A. Jenkins).