§ 41. Mr. LAWSONasked the Secretary for Mines the number of accidents, fatal and non-fatal, for the years 1927–33 for Great Britain, and the figure for Durham separately?
§ Mr. E. BROWNI take it that the information desired is in respect of the number of persons killed and injured by accidents at mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911.
As the reply involves a statistical statement, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The statement is as follows:
| Year. | Great Britain. | Durham. | ||
| Killed. | Injured.* | Killed. | Injured.* | |
| 1927 | 1,128 | 173,449 | 118 | 21,447 |
| 1928 | 989 | 161,790 | 101 | 21,713 |
| 1929 | 1,076 | 175,899 | 125 | 24,684 |
| 1930 | 1,013 | 166,281 | 120 | 22,702 |
| 1931 | 859 | 141,471 | 77 | 17,159 |
| 1932 | 881 | 125,874 | 87 | 15,424 |
| 1933 | 820 | 122,419 | 84 | 15,448 |
| * i.e., disabled for more than 3 days. |