HC Deb 30 April 1940 vol 360 cc550-1W
Mr. Jenkins

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can supply particulars of the profit per ton, wages cost per ton, and other costs, on the coal raised in this country for each quarter during 1939, and for the quarter ended March, 1940, stated separately for each district?

Mr. Lloyd

Particulars in respect of the first two quarters of 1939 are published as Command Papers (Nos. 6049 and 6104) and are available in the Library. It is not in the public interest to give particulars of the financial results of the coal mining industry in war time.