HC Deb 08 March 1927 vol 203 cc1028-9
26. Mr. HARDIE

asked the Secretary for Mines the total number of coal-cutting and conveying machines in British coal mines; and what number are of foreign production?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

In 1925, the latest year for which information is available, 6,650 coal-cutting machines and 1,513 conveyors were in use in British coal mines. I do not know how many of them were of foreign production.