§ 28. Mr. G. Elfed Daviesasked the Minister of Power if he will give the figures for manpower rundown in the coal industry in the first quarter of 1969 as compared with the first quarter of 1968.
§ Mr. MasonManpower rundown in the coal industry in the first quarter of 1969 was 5,834, compared with 15,671 in the first quarter of 1968.
§ Mr. DaviesI welcome those figures, but will my right hon. Friend tell the House what the annual rate of rundown of manpower has been during this year?
§ Mr. MasonThe rundown rate so far this year is 23,000, which is well within the manageable figure to which I earlier referred of 35,000 a year.
§ Sir C. OsborneHow many of the men who have lost their jobs through this rundown have found other jobs, and how many are still unemployed?