§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Secretary for Mines what was the quantity of coal exported in the months of September and October of this year; and the comparative figure for 1938 and 1937?
§ Mr. LloydThe information, so far as it relates to the years 1937 and 1938, is as follows:
Quantity of coal exported as cargo from the united kingdom in the months of September and October during the years 1937 and 1938 Year. September. October. Tons. Tons. 1937 3,652,314 3.878,388 1938 3,011,163 3,391,629 As regards 1939, it is not in the national interest to publish more information than is given in the Trade and Navigation Returns.
§ Mr. Dunnasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the increase in exports of British house-coal resulting from the rationing of its domestic consumption; and what countries are in the habit of importing British coal of this type?
§ Mr. LloydIt is not in the national interest to disclose more information about our coal export trade than is published in the Trade and Navigation Returns. The principal countries to which house coal was exported in the first half of 1939 are Eire, Channel Islands, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, France and Newfoundland.