asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what change was made in the proportion of coal exported from the British zone between January and February, 1947; and whether either the German Bizonal Economic Committee or the Bipartite Economic Control Group were consulted before the change was made.

There was no change in the quantities allocated for export but transport difficulties, caused by the severe weather, reduced actual loadings from 451,000 metric tons in January to 297,000 metric tons in February.