Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of men engaged in machine mining, coal cutting and conveyor work in the Durham coalfields; and the amount of coal produced by such methods in this county during the years 1930 to 1942?
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Major Lloyd GeorgeNo information is available as to the number of miners engaged in coal-cutting and conveying work. The quantities of coal cut by machinery and conveyed at coal mines in the county of Durham during the years 1930 to 1941 are as follow:—
Year Quantity of coal cut. Quantity of coal conveyed. Tons. Tons. 1930 … 9,212,882 2,639,134 1931 … 8,812,304 2,696,949 1932 … 9,137,522 3,116,194 1933 … 9,666,601 3,894,777 1934 … 11,194,046 4,808,479 1935 … 11,481,710 5,734,574 1936 … 12,379,616 6,570,241 1937 … 13,311,246 7,297,687 1938 … 13,183,197 7,822,004 1939 … 13,201,810 8,425,562 1940 … 11,907,804 7,978,794 1941 … 11,101,831 7,680,785 Statistics for 1942 are not yet available.