§ Major HAYWARDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that many collieries in the county of Durham are working on short time, and that there is much distress among the 2041W miners in consequence; and whether he will arrange with the Coal Controller, by regulation of orders or otherwise, to remedy the matter?
§ Mr. WARDLEI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which I gave on Thursday last to questions asked by the hon. Members for Houghton-le-Spring and North-West Durham.