§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary for Mines whether he has any information in regard to the stocks of coal in the chief producing areas of the Continent, such as the Ruhr, Westphalia, and Silesia, owing to industrial depression; and can he give any comparative figures to indicate how the present exports of British coal compare with that of six and 12 months ago, respectively?
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe particulars of stocks of coal are as follow:
District. Date to which information relates. Stocks of Coal at Mines. Metric tons. Ruhr 14th Feb., 1931. 9,865,000 (including the coal equivalent of 4,735,200 tons of coke and 139,600 tons of briquettes). Polish Upper Silesia. 31st Dec., 1930. 933,800 Belgium 31st Dec., 1930. 2,485,200 Saar 30th Nov., 1930. 270,300 The latest information available with regard to the exports of British coal is as follows: 1203W
Average monthly exports of coal in— Oct.-Dec., 1930. April-June. 1930. Oct.-Dec., 1929. Statute tons. Statute tons. Statute tons. 4,370,292 4,512,053 5,380,760