§ 66. Major COLVILLEasked the Secretary for Mines the average weekly cash earnings of all workers employed in the coal mines in each district in Great Britain for the year 1930?
§ Mr. SHINWELLAs the reply involves a number of figures, I will, with the hon. and gallant Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Major COLVILLEIs it not the case that Scotland has the highest average earnings of any district?
§ Mr. SHINWELLIt is true that Scotland is the highest on the list, but Scotland has the highest average output.
§ Mr. SHINWELLThat is the general opinion.
§ Following is the reply:
| AVERAGE WEEKLY CASH EARNINGS of all workers employed in the coal mines in each district in Great Britain during the year 1930. | ||
| District. | s. | d. |
| Scotland | 50 | 4 |
| Northumberland | 36 | 10 |
| Durham | 39 | 7 |
| South Wales and Monmouth | 45 | 1* |
| Yorkshire | 44 | 3 |
| North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 45 | 3 |
| South Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire | 43 | 11 |
| Lancashire, Cheshire and North Staffordshire | 41 | 8 |
| Cumberland, North Wales, South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Bristol, Forest of Dean, Somerset, and Kent | 44 | 9 |
| * This figure relates to the year ended January, 1931, and is affected "by the dispute which occurred during January. |
§ NOTE.—It should be noted that the particulars of cash earnings shown above do not include the value of allowances in kind which varied from about 5s. 4d. per week in Northumberland and Durham to about 2d. per week in Scotland, Lancashire, Cheshire and North Staffordshire.