§ Mr. CAPEasked the Secretary for Mines what was the percentage of the British coal output which was cut by machinery in 1921 and 1932, respectively; and what was the approximate reduction in the number of miners displaced on this account in comparison with the total employed in 1913?
§ Mr. E. BROWNIn 1913 8 per cent., in 1921 14 per cent., and in 1932 38 per cent. of the total output of coal in Great Britain was cut by machines. The information asked for in the second part of the question is not available.