Former MP for Barnsley
Mr Joseph Walton is a former MP for Barnsley.
Former MP for Barnsley
Entered the House of Commons on 28 October 1897 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 26 October 1922 — General election
No one will deny that the prosperity of this country absolutely depends upon having a cheap and abundant supply of coal both for home use, shipping, and for export. The history of the coal trade under private enterprise is an astounding one. In 1855 the output was 64,000,000 tons, and by 1913 that output had been increased to 287,000,000 tons by private enterprise. We hear people stating that...
They ought to have known that 18,000,000 tons were required for colliery consumption, that 16,000,000 tons were required by the workmen for keeping their fires burning, and that they could not apply the 6s. to the 32,000,000 tons for export and bunkers, because they were sold beyond the minimum prices and the profits brought into the account on the credit side. I am delighted to see my right...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the payments received up to date and from whom, either in the shape of interest or repayment of principal, in connection with the £1,700,000,000 of loans to our Allies and Dominions; what further payments are expected before the end of the current financial year; and whether these have been taken into consideration in framing the Estimates of the...
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