§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the average pithead price of coal, winter and summer, respectively, supplied in London for domestic consumption, freightage rates from colliery to London, and to the average price per ton as supplied to consumers in London?
§ Mr. LloydI regret that there are no official statistics which would enable me to supply this information. Certain information in respect of the pithead price, transport costs and retail price of household coal for the London area is, however, contained in the published evidence submitted to the Departmental Committee on the Distribution of Coal by the London and Counties Coke Association, while information of a similar nature in respect of certain other areas in the country was submitted to the committee by the Coal Merchants' Federation of Great Britain.
I am sending the hon. Member copies of the evidence given by these two bodies.