§ Mr. LAWSONasked the Secretary for Mines the output of British coal mines for the years 1913, 1923 and 1924; and in what proportion this coal was exported and disposed of for home consumption as well as for bunker purposes?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXThe information is as follows:
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§ Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Secretary for Mines the number of mines producing coal in 1913 and 1923, with the figures of output and of persons employed for those two years?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXIn 1913 the number of mines in Great Britain producing coal was 3,099, the output of coal was 287,329,000 tons, and the number of persons employed, 1,104,400. The corresponding figures for 1923 were 2,747 mines, 275,966,000 tons and 1,203,200 persons.