§ Mr. LEESasked the Secretary for Mines how many persons were employed underground in 1913, 1925, 1927, 1928, and 1929?
§ Mr. TURNEROn the assumption that my hon. Friend refers to persons employed in coal mines, the numbers employed underground in these mines in Great Britain were 890,700 in 1913; 878,700 in 1925; 814,100 in 1927; 745,000 in 1928. A final figure for 1929 is not yet available, but it is estimated at about 755,000.