HC Deb 01 May 1928 vol 216 cc1507-8
32. Mr. W. M. WATSON

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of collieries operating in the counties of Lanark, Stirling, West Lothian, Dumbarton, and Renfrew for the years 1913, 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1927, with the numbers employed each year for each county separately?

Commodore KING

As the reply contains a number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the figures:

NUMBER of COAL MINES AT WORK and the Number of Persons employed in December in the Counties of Lanark, Stirling, West Lothian, Dumbarton and Renfrew in 1913, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927.
County. Number of Mines at Work. Number of Persons Employed.
1913.
Lanark … 214 59,360
Stirling … 45 10,662
West Lothian … 27 6,518
Dumbarton … 10 2,372
Renfrew … 3 731
1924.
Lanark … 192 56,657
Stirling … 39 11,610
West Lothian … 19 6,944
Dumbarton … 7 2,247
Renfrew … 1 590
1925.
Lanark … 193 48,420
Stirling … 35 8,997
West Lothian … 19 7,080
Dumbarton … 6 2,280
Renfrew … 1 573
1926.
Lanark … 215 40,619
Stirling … 43 6,967
West Lothian … 19 5,386
Dumbarton … 6 1,934
Renfrew … 2 333
1927.
Lanark … 167 40,592
Stirling … 42 7,537
West Lothian … 24 5,998
Dumbarton … 6 2,128
Renfrew … — —