Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of collieries standing idle in the county of Durham from which coal could foe produced at short notice and the number that have gone out of production in the county since 1930?
§ Mr. T. SmithThere are at present eight pits in Durham, apart from the waterlogged pits in the south-west of the county, which are standing idle: Since 1st January, 1930, 180 pits in Durham have gone out of production.