HC Deb 18 June 1931 vol 253 c1970W
Mr. E. WILLIAMS

asked the Secretary for Mines the total quantity of Scottish coal imported into the Bristol Channel ports in the years 1929, 1930, and 1931?

Mr. GILLETT

During 1929, 52,115 tons of coal were shipped as cargo from Scottish ports to Bristol Channel ports. The corresponding figure for 1930 was 40,880 tons, and for the four months, January to April, 1931, 13,480 tons.