§ 31. Mr. WRIGHTasked the Secretary for Mines the number of workers employed in each of the 13 coal-mining districts in Great Britain in February, 1926: and the number who were working in each district in the last complete week in February, 1927?
§ Colonel LANE FOXI will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the information:
§ Number of wage-earners employed at coal mines in Great Britain during the weeks ended 27th February, 1926, and 26th February, 1927.
| District. | 27th February, 1926. | 26th February 1927. |
| Scotland | 127,247 | 110,835 |
| Northumberland | 57,227 | 54,028 |
| Durham | 156,111 | 131,278 |
| South Wales and Monmouth | 212,691 | 186,107 |
| Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire | 366,594 | 356,440 |
| Lancashire, North Staffordshire and Cheshire | 133,094 | 123,492 |
| North Wales | 17,677 | 15,331 |
| South Staffordshire and Salop | 10,005 | 10,014 |
| Cumberland | 11,416 | 11,417 |
| Bristol | 1,447 | 953 |
| Forest of Dean | 7,041 | 6,342 |
| Somerset | 5,139 | 4,261 |
| Kent | 1,837 | 2,186 |
| Great Britain | 1,107,526 | 1,012,684 |