§ 8. Mr. Raikesasked the Minister of Fuel and Power in which districts and from and to which pits or seams the 11,50o men and 150 machines have been 1173 transferred in pursuance of the policy of concentration.
Major Lloyd GeorgeInformation is not readily available about individual pits or seams, but I will circulate in the OFFICIAL. REPORT a statement giving by Regions the number of men and machines transferred.
§ Following is the statement:
| Concentration | ||
| No. of men and machines transferred to more productive pits and seams. | ||
| Region | Men. | Machines. |
| Scotland | 1,209 | — |
| Northern A | 307 | 4 |
| B | 730 | 1 |
| N. Western | 965 | 27 |
| N. Eastern | 5.132 | 119 |
| N. Midland | 799 | — |
| Midlands | 1,287 | — |
| Wales | 1,200 | — |
| Total | 11,629 | 151 |