HC Deb 04 June 1935 vol 302 c1707W
Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Secretary for Mines the total quantity of coal exported to those countries with which an arrangement regarding coal has been entered into in a trade agreement, general quota provisions, and other agreements of any kind, for the last 12 months since the operation of the several agreements of all kinds, and the total quantity of coal exported to those countries during a similar period within the years 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933?

Mr. E. BROWN

The information is as follows:—

Total quantity of coal exported from the United Kingdom to countries with which Agreements of all kinds covering coal had been in force for 12 months at 31st March, 1935.*
12 months ended March Tons.
1035 14,439,708
1934 12,793,920
1933 10,700,614
1932 10,518,105
1931 12,921,708
1930 15,970,962
1929 13,445,908
* Including Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Argentina.

NOTE.—Particulars for the following countries are omitted since the agreements with them had not been in force for 12 months at 31st March, 1935, namely, Esthonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Holland and Italy.