§ 22. Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will exercise his powers under Clause 3 (4) of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act, 1946, in order to obtain and give to the House of Commons a statement of the total number of non-industrial staff employed by the Coal Board.
§ Mr. ShinwellNo, Sir. Figures showing the number of clerks and salaried persons employed at collieries are normally collected annually, and those, or comparable figures, will continue to be made public in the future.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterAm I to understand that that answer is a modification of the right hon. Gentleman's answer last week when he told the House that he had no information on this matter at all?
§ Mr. ShinwellThere is no modification that I can see in the answer which I have just given.