HC Deb 27 November 1934 vol 295 cc660-1
31. Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of persons employed in coal mines in Great Britain below and above ground during the years 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933?

Mr. E. BROWN

As the reply involves a statistical statement, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

Average number of Persons employed in and about Coal Mines in Great Britain.
Year. Wage-earners. Clerks and Salaried Persons.
Below-ground. Above-ground.
1930 739,056 175,272 17,048
1931 685,980 165,643 16,241
1932 645,539 158,076 15,709
1933 618,786 154,854 15,451

32. Mr. DAGGAR

asked the Secretary for Mines the quantity of coal exported from this country to countries within the British Empire and to foreign countries in 1913 and for each year from 1920 to 1933, inclusive?

Mr. BROWN

As the answer involves a number of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

The following table shows the total tonnage of coal exported from the United Kingdom and consigned to British countries and foreign countries respectively during the under-mentioned years.

Year. Consigned to
British Countries. Foreign Countries.
Thousand tons.
1913 2,319 71,081
1920 1,890 23,042
1921 1,886 22 774
1922 3,751 60,448
1923 3 545 75,914
1924 4,597 57,055
1925 4,523 46,294
1926 1,824 18,773
1927 4,952 46,197
1928 4,562 45,489
1929 5,300 54,967
1930 4,848 50,026
1931 4,195 38,555
1932 4,670 34,229
1933 4,176 34,892

Notes.—(1) Egypt, which included Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1913, has been treated as a foreign country throughout.

(2) From the 1st April, 1923, the above figures relate to the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and not, as formerly, to the British Isles as a whole. They therefore include, from that date, exports to the Irish Free State, which in each complete year up to 1931, except 1926, varied between 2,200,000 tons and 2,500,000 tons. Subsequently the exports have been under 2,000,000 tons.