HC Deb 17 December 1935 vol 307 cc1568-9W
Mr. RITSON

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the number of coal cutters and mechanical conveyors in the mines of Great Britain, with separate

Year. Number of coal-cutters in use. Numbers of conveyors in use.
Great Britain. Durham. Great Britain. Durham.
1927 … … … … 7,116 1,107 2,078* 172*
1928 … … … … 7,131 1,170 2,856 213
1929 … … … … 7,361 1,319 3,218 229
1930 … … … … 7,637 1,421 3,747 277
1931 … … … … 7,371 1,244 3,953 282
1932 … … … … 7,137 1,264 4,120 300
1933 … … … … 7,149 1,162 4,756 358
1934 … … … … 7,406 1,203 5,369 396
* Coal Face conveyors only. From 1928, the figures relate to conveyors in use at the coal face and elsewhere below ground.