HC Deb 01 March 1934 vol 286 cc1270-1
59. Mr. D. DAVIES

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of separate pits or slants in each of the inspectorate divisions at work in the coal mines of this country during the years 1932 and 1933, giving the number of junior and sub-inspectors in each division; and the number of underground inspections made during that period?

Mr. E. BROWN

As the reply involves a statistical table, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

I can best give the information on a comparable basis by relating the number of mines at work under the Coal Mines Act to the total number of inspections made at such mines and to the full number of inspectors of all grades attached to the respective divisions to make such inspections. The information on this basis is as follows:

Coal Mines Act, 1911.
Inspection Divisions. (1) Number of Mines at work. (2) Total number of underground inspections at mines under (2). (3) Number of Inspectors who made inspections under (3). (4)
1932. 1933. 1932. 1933.
(Provisional)
Scotland … … 377 367 2,161 1,833 12
Northern … … 383 374 2,918 2,974 14
Yorkshire … … 241 238 2,485 2,319 14
North Midland … … 186 183 1,858 1,893 9
North Western … … 297 285 2,447 2,271 12
Cardiff and Forest of Dean … … 298 288 2,605 2,533 14
Swansea … … 195 201 1,795 1,758 8
Midland and Southern … … 181 187 1,703 1,779 7
Great Britain … … 2,158 2,123 17,972 17,360 90*
* This figure includes 29 Junior Inspectors and 28 Sub-Inspectors. Nine of the Inspectors make inspections in more than one division.