§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many horses and ponies were employed below ground at 30th June, 1947; and the total numbers employed in Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Scotland and South Wales, respectively, at the present date.
§ Mr. GaitskellThe total numbers of horses and ponies employed underground at 30th June, 1947, in Great Britain and in Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Scotland and South Wales, were as follows:—
Number*(Provisional) Great Britain 21,242 Durham 7,747 Northumberland 2,691 York shire 2,916 Lancashire and Cheshire 7 Scotland 246 South Wales and Monmouth 4,473 * The figures relate to mines under the Coal Mines Act, 191r, (excluding the stratified ironstone mines in Cleveland, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire). I regret that no information is available for a later date than 30th June, 1947