HC Deb 23 October 1945 vol 414 c1951W
Mr. W. J. Brown

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many tons of coal have been exported to Spain during each of the last three months.

Mr. Shinwell

The quantity of coal exported to Spain in July, August and September of this year was 15, 150,nil and 1,708 tons respectively. The September figures are still provisional. As already explained to my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff Central (Mr. G. Thomas), this coal was of low quality and of little use in this country. In future figures of coal exports will be shown in detail in the Trade and Navigation Accounts published quarterly.