§ Mr. HERRIOTTSasked the Home Secretary the number of accidents in coal mining and other industries in 1921 and 1922, respectively; and the amount of compensation paid in the County of Durham?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am informed by the Mines Department that the number of fatal accidents and accidents causing more than seven days' disablement under the Coal Mines Act in the County of Durham was, in 1921, 10,363, and, in 1922, 26,231; but in the former year almost all the mines were idle during a period of about three months. As regards factory accidents, I find that the figures can only be tabulated according to the inspectors' districts, and that separate figures cannot be given for Durham. I regret I have also no information as to the amount of compensation paid.