HC Deb 08 May 1929 vol 227 cc2180-1
17. Mr. BATEY

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of miners employed and the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents in the coal industry for the years 1924, 1925, 1927 and 198, respectively?

The SECRETARY for MINES (Commodore Douglas King)

As the reply involves

Year. Mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911.
Number of persons employed. Number of persons killed. Number of persons disabled for more than three days.
1924 … … … … … 1,230,248 1,201 195,423
1925 … … … … … 1,117,828 1,136 178,060
1927 … … … … … 1,037,391 1,128 173,449
1928 … … … … … 951,632 989 161,790

18. Mr. LAWSON

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of workers employed in the mining industry at the end of August, 1928, and the number employed at present?

Commodore KING

The number of wage-earners on colliery books on 31st August, 1928, was 894,200, and the corresponding number at the present time is 940,800.