§ Mr. Charles Smithasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what arrangements have been made for the recruitment of engineering graduates and other students qualified in engineering into the mining industry; and whether he will make a statement on the subject, in view of the large number of students now undergoing and completing engineering training in technical educational establishments throughout the country.
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§ Mr. ShinwellI am informed by the National Coal Board that under present arrangements the great majority of graduates in mining engineering are recruited into the coalmining industry of this country. The present requirements of the industry for mechanical and electrical engineers are being satisfied without difficulty. Plans are being made with a view to increasing the output of graduate mining engineers and also graduates in other engineering subjects who have studied the application of these subjects to coalmining.