HC Deb 20 February 1934 vol 286 cc159-61
6. Mr. MARTIN

asked the Secretary for Mines if he will state the number of miners employed during the latest quarter for which statistics are available, the number employed during the same quarter of the previous year, the tonnage of coal raised, and the tonnage exported to foreign markets during the periods quoted?

Mr. E. BROWN

During the quarter ended December, 1933, the average number of wage-earners on colliery books was 769,600, the output of coal 55,656,900 tons, and the quantity of coal exported to all destinations 10,211,500 tons. The corresponding figures for the December quarter, 1932, were 776,700, 54,571,200 and 9,736,600 respectively.