HC Deb 05 December 1934 vol 295 cc1586-7
50. Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of separate coal mines at work in South and West Yorkshire, respectively; and the number at work in 1931, 1929 and 1924?

Mr. E. BROWN

During the years 1924, 1929, 1931, and during the period January to November, 1934, the number of coal mines at work in South Yorkshire was 121, 114, 109 and 106, respectively. The coresponding figures for West Yorkshire were 169, 123, 108 and 96.