§ 27. Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Secretary for Mines what was the total number of coal mines at work in each of the coalfields of Great Britain during the week ending 27th February, 1926, and during the week ending 26th February, 1927?
§ Colonel LANE FOXI will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
| Number of Coal Mines at Work during the Week ended 27th February, 1926, and daring the Week ended 26th February, 1927. | ||
| District. | Week ended 27 Feb., 1926. | Week ended 26 Feb., 1927 |
| Northumberland | 103 | 102 |
| Durham | 212 | 209 |
| Cumberland and Westmorland. | 30 | 29 |
| South Yorkshire | 102 | 105 |
| West Yorkshire | 132 | 128 |
| Lancashire and Cheshire | 202 | 195 |
| Derbyshire (except South Derbyshire). | 97 | 92 |
| Nottinghamshire | 41 | 41 |
| South Derbyshire | 10 | 8 |
| Leicestershire | 23 | 22 |
| Cannock Chase | 28 | 28 |
| North Staffordshire | 63 | 65 |
| South Staffordshire and Worcester. | 88 | 92 |
| Shropshire | 35 | 34 |
| Warwickshire | 20 | 22 |
| Forest of Dean | 44 | 42 |
| Bristol | 4 | 3 |
| Somerset | 17 | 18 |
| Kent | 3 | 3 |
| Total, England | 1,254 | 1,238 |
| South Wales and Monmouth | 526 | 501 |
| North Wales | 29 | 25 |
| Total, Wales | 555 | 526 |
| Fife and Clackmannan | 57 | 59 |
| The Lothians (Mid and East) | 28 | 25 |
| Lanarkshire | 233 | 227 |
| Ayrshire | 78 | 74 |
| Total, Scotland | 396 | 385 |
| Great Britain | 2,205 | 2,149 |