HC Deb 15 November 1927 vol 210 cc823-4
59. Mr. D. GRAHAM

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of persons employed in the various collieries within the counties of Ayr, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, Fife, Haddington, Lanark, Linlithgow, Renfrew, and Stirling during the month of October, 1927?

Colonel LANE FOX

With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the figures:

County. Number of Wage Earners employed at Coal Mines in October, 1927.
Ayr 12,256
Dumbarton 1,770
Edinburgh 9,835
Fife 21,924
Haddington 3,117
Lanark 39,957
Linlithgow 5,762
Renfrew 291
Stirling 7,354