§ 77 and 78. Mr. Keelingasked the Minister of Fuel and Power (1) what was the output of coal in the period of three weeks beginning on 19th December, 1943, during which the Christmas and New Year holidays occurred; and what was the output in the corresponding period of three weeks beginning on 17th December, 1944; and
(2) what was the rate of avoidable absenteeism in coal mines amongst all mine workers and coalface workers, respectively, for the weeks ended 23rd December, 1944, 30th December, 1944, 6th January, 1945, and for the corresponding weeks in 1943 and 1944.
Major Lloyd GeorgeI am anxious to avoid short-term comparisons of coal-mining statistics as these can be misleading. The full figures for the fourth quarter of 1944 will be published in the near future in the Board of Trade Journal, together with comparative figures for 1943.