§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he is now in a position to communicate to the House the result of his inquiries as to the facilities for providing meals in secondary, central, and elementary schools?
Mr. LindsayThe inquiry mentioned in my reply to the hon. Member's ques-
Coal Exports from the North-East Coast Ports. Ports January to September. 1934 1935 1937 Cargo. Bunkers. Cargo. Bunkers. Cargo. Bunkers. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Amble 191,465 9,640 172,951 8,685 173,711 8,886 Berwick-on-Tweed — 198 964 480 7,101 647 Blyth 1,892,964 154,120 1,727,442 146,120 1,817,810 111,261 Hartlepool 991,429 154,525 1,020,821 140,899 870,121 101,586 Middlesbrough 37,623 347,361 52,190 317,520 29,774 258,702 Newcastle and Northand South Shields 5,488,278 1,203,072 5,239,534 995,389 5,124,021 718,071 Scarborough — 3,668 — 4,691 — 5,113 Stockton — 212 — 148 — — Sunderland 1,320,063 148,364 1,217,471 526,433 1,510,681 107,841 Seaham 431,319 26,279 432,142 27,469 340,416 13,490 Whitby — 43 — — — — Total 10,353.141 2,047,482 9,863,515 1,767,834 9,873,635 1,325,597
Mr. David Adamsasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the total shipment of coal, including bunker coal, and coke from the River Tyne to principal foreign countries; the total coastwise shipments, excluding London; and the total shipments to London, for the nine months ended September, 1937, Septem
272Wtion of 17th June last, to which he presumably refers, related only to the provision of meals in secondary schools. As stated in my reply of the 29th July to the hon. Member for the Hemsworth division (Mr. G. Griffiths), it is hoped that information on this subject will be available by the end of this year or early in January at the latest. Particulars of the results of the inquiry into the provision of canteens in public elementary schools, including central schools, were given in my reply of 26th July to the hon. Member for the Hemsworth division.