§ Mr. LAWSONasked the Secretary for Mines if he is aware that the London coal merchants have increased their prices for household coal from 1s. to 2s. per ton according to the classes of coal sold; and if he can inform the House whether these increases are the result of increased prices paid by the coal merchants to colliery companies?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXI have seen in the newspapers the announcement issued by the Coal Distributors' Information Department about the retail prices of household coal in Central London. I have no reason to question the statement contained in it that merchants have been receiving from colliery companies notices of increases in pithead prices.