§ Mr. DAGGARasked the President of the Board of Trade the profits of the companies' and local authorities' gas undertakings in Great Britain for the years 1930 and 1931; the price paid per ton for coal; and similar particulars with regard to the generation of electricity and the production of coke?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe profits of statutory gas undertakings (companies and local authorities), as shown in the Board of Trade Return relating to all authorised Gas Undertakings in Great Britain for 1930 (Part II, Finance and Prices), are given below. Similar particulars as regards authorised electricity undertakings for the year 1930–31 in the case of public authorities, and for the year 1735W 1930 in the case of companies will be available in the course of a week, and will be forwarded to the hon. Member. No particulars are available regarding
Statutory Gas Undertakings. Companies-Year 1930. Total Capital (Share and Stock paid up. Total loan Capital (including debenture stock) issued. Revenue Account. Receipts. Expenditure. Excess of Receipts over Expenditure. £ £ £ £ £ 89,865,241 32,876,965 44,845,198 37,781,061 7,064,137
Local Authorities-Year 1930–1. Total amount of money borrowed. Total amount of loans repaid and balance in Sinking Fund. Revenue Account. Interest paid on loans, amount of loans repaid and amount placed to Sinking Fund during year. Net Surplus. Receipts. Expenditure. Excess of Receipts over Expenditure. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 74,142,698 43,707,360 22,141,602 17,894,018 4,247,584 3,534,520 713,064