4. Mr. W.T. Palingasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of foreign workers drafted into the mining industry since 1945; and the number that has remained in the industry.
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NUMBER OF MINES* AT WHICH HORSES AND PONIES WERE EMPLOYED UNDERGROUND AT 30TH JUNE, 1951 Number of mines employing — No horses 1 to 10 horses 11 to 50 horses 51 to 100 horses 101 horses and over Scottish … 325 20 1 — — Northern … 49 13 27 14 3 Durham … 61 20 63 22 16 North Eastern … 101 24 46 11 4 North Western … 138 1 1 — — East Midlands … 46 39 51 — — West Midlands … 118 30 17 1 — South Western … 142 131 90 4 2 South Eastern … 4 — — — — Great Britain … 984 278 296 52 25 * The figures refer to all mines as defined in the Coal Mines Act, 1911.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydSince the autumn of 1947, 18,700 foreign workers have been placed at collieries, as the result of organised schemes. Of these, 11,300 were still at work in the industry at the end of 1951.