§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he has information regarding the average price of coal sold for industrial and domestic purposes, respectively, in this country and in the U.S.A. and for the last available period.
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe average proceeds per ton at the pithead of commercially disposable coal in this country for the quarter ended September, 1944, were 34s. 6d. per ton. Separate figures are not available for industrial and domestic coal. The delivered cost to consumers is subject to large differences according to the qualities of the coal purchased and the transport charges incurred, and I regret no figures are available to show the average costs. The pithead price of coal in the U.S.A. is approximately half the British pithead price.
§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he has any information regarding the average amount of capital invested in coalmines with a daily output of 500 tons and 1,000 tons, respectively, in this country and for the U.S.A.