Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Coal Industry – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 31 July 1947.
Mr Emanuel Shinwell
, Seaham
12:00,
31 July 1947
All imported coal will go into the pool for industrial and other consumers, according to the general scheme of allocations. The selling price of imported coal to the U.K. consumer will be negotiated commercially by the National Coal Board and the receivers concerned, in the light of ruling U.K. prices.