Mr. Astorasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether there is any prospect of increasing our present export of coal to France, in order to help her transport situation and assist French industry to contribute to the common war effort.
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Major Lloyd GeorgeWe are already exporting for operational purposes in North-West Europe all the coal we can make available without jeopardising our own war effort. I regret that at present I can see no early prospect of increasing these supplies.