HC Deb 28 November 1928 vol 223 c430W
Mr. D. GRENFELL

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of mines that have been closed in the South Wales coalfield during the last six months and the r umber of men who were displaced by these stoppages?

Commodore KING

Since 1st June, 1928, the net decrease in the number of pits at work in South Wales is 24, involving 14,700 wage earners.