§ Mr. CAPEasked the Secretary for Mines what percentage of British coal 213W production in 1932 was mechanically loaded and conveyed; and what was the approximate reduction in labour on this account in comparison with the numbers employed in 1913?
§ Mr. E. BROWNIn 1932 25 per cent. of the total output of coal in Great Britain was mechanically loaded and conveyed. The information asked for in the second part of the question is not available.