§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Minister of Power if he will have discussions with the Chairman of the National Coal Board and the Chief Inspector of Mines concerning an increase in the number of mines inspectors, so that each mine in the country can be inspected more regularly.
§ Mr. John MorrisI shall certainly continue to keep under review the number of inspectors necessary for the execution of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1954, in the light of changing circumstances.
§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Minister of Power how many vacancies existed in the
NATIONAL COAL BOARD—MEDICAL SERVICE 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Doctors (including those on research) … 77 80 79 76 72 67 67 69 71 Nurses … 330 363 379 368 350 339 338 342 357 Medical Room Attendants, full-time … 889 932 907 883 842 830 811 800 769 Medical Room Volunteers, part-time … 1,568 1,522 1,548 1,487 1,407 1,200 1,200 1,014 948