HC Deb 19 July 1927 vol 209 c248W
Mr. G. HALL

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of collieries closed in the County of Glamorgan since January, 1927, and the number of miners thrown out of employment as the result; and will he give the names of the collieries that have been closed?

Colonel LANE FOX

At the 9th July, 1927, 63 mines in the County of Glamorgan, employing 6,400 wage-earners, had closed since 1st. January, 1927, and not reopened. I will send the hon. Member a list of the mines.

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