Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of collieries in the county of Durham now supplied with pit canteens and the number still under consideration by his Department?
Major Lloyd GeorgeOut of 140 collieries employing 50 persons or more, 120 have canteens in operation, and 6 have canteens under construction or in preparation. These collieries together employ 96 per cent. of all the workers in the county of Durham.