§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will take steps to obtain a return which will indicate the number of hours being worked at the face by coal-fillers in Staffordshire and Yorkshire at the present time?
Major Lloyd GeorgeNo, Sir. I am not satisfied that the return would provide information sufficiently useful to justify the extra burden which would be thrown on the clerical staffs of the colliery companies and of my Ministry.