§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the percentage of the coal output of each division at the end of June, 1951, as well as the percentage of the total output in all coalfields, that was carried by mechanical conveyors at or near the coal face.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd:The percentage of coal output mechanically conveyed at the coal face in 1950 was as follows:
Division Percentage Scottish … … 76.4 Northern (N. & C.) … … 66.4 Durham … … 55.8 North Eastern … … 91.7 North Western … … 91.1 East Midlands … … 99.3 West Midlands … … 93.2 South Western … … 83.7 South Eastern … … 90.5 Great Britain … … 84.0