Mr. SIMONasked the Secretary for Mines the respective average prices of coal for home consumption and for export 491W during the last five years; and how far these prices have been affected by the subsidy given to export coal under the five-counties scheme?
§ Mr. TURNERFigures of the average price of coal sold at home are not available. The average declared value per ton (f.o.b.) of all coal exported during the last five years was as follows:
s. d. 1925 … … … … 19 10 1926 … … … … 18 7 1927 … … … … 17 10 1928 … … … … 15 7 1929 … … … … 16 2 The figure for 1926 was affected by the national dispute. I regret that I cannot answer the last part of the question. As I informed the hon. Member on 22nd November, there are many factors which affect the selling prices of coal and the extent to which changes in prices may be attributed to any particular factor must always remain a matter of opinion.
Public Elementary Schools in England and Wales. Date. Number of classes with number on registers— Over 40 but not over 50. Over 50 but not over 60. Over 60. Total over 40. 31st March, 1928 … … 45,602 16,517 169 62,288 31st March, 1929 … … 49,479 10,798 85 60,362