§ 5. Mr. Fosterasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average percentage of coal-face workers in relation to the total number of workers employed at those collieries which have become necessitous undertakings in the respective districts, separately, as compared with those collieries which are not necessitous undertakings.
Major Lloyd GeorgeAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
| Average percentage of coal-face workers in relation to the total number of workers employed at those collieries which have become necessitous undertakings in the respective districts as compared with those collieries which are not necessitous undertakings | ||
| District. | Coal face workers as a percentage of total number of workers employed. | |
| Necessitous Under-takings. | Other Under-takings. | |
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Northumberland | 40.17 | 36.28 |
| Cumberland | 35.89 | 36.07 |
| Durham | 37.76 | 42.02 |
| South Yorkshire | 35.92 | 38.82 |
| West Yorkshire | 42.82 | 40.87 |
| North Derbyshire | 39.87 | 39.29 |
| Nottinghamshire | 44.76 | 41.41 |
| South Derbyshire | 38.38 | 36.71 |
| Lanes. & Cheshire | 39.28 | 37.49 |
| North Wales | 35.45 | 30.89 |
| North Staffordshire | 36.19 | 33.93 |
| South Staffs. & Worcs. | 33.08 | 32.32 |
| Warwickshire | 36.07 | 36.34 |
| South Wales & MOD. | 40.61 | 42.66 |
| Forest of Dean | 43.16 | 39.99 |
| Fife & Clackmannan | 47.94 | 48.37 |
| Lothians | 36.03 | 37.29 |
| Lanarkshire | 45.37 | 46.89 |
| Ayr and Dumfries | 34.53 | 42.56 |