§ Mr. SHORTasked the Secretary for Mines the present number of coal pits at work in the county of Staffordshire and the number closed since the year ending 31st December, 1918?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXThe number of pits at work in Staffordshire is 157, employing about 65,000 wage earners. 130 mines, employing about 5,900 wage earners, which were working in 1918 are now closed.