HC Deb 07 August 1925 vol 187 cc1738-9W
Mr. LEE

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give the number of men employed in the coal mines in this country for the years 1912, 1913, 1914, 1923, and 1964, with the number of shifts worked in each of those years?

Colonel LANE-FOX

The information so far as it is available is as follows:—

— Persons employed (including clerks and salaried persons) Average number of shifts worked per wage-earner.
1912 … 1,068,000 Not available.
1913 … 1,104,400
1914 … 1,049,000
1923 … 1,203,300 266
1924 … 1,213,600 260

Mr. LEE

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give the total output of coal in this country for the years 1912, 1913, 1914, 1923, and 1924, with the output per man per shift in each year?

Colonel LANE-FOX

The information so far as it is available is as follows:—

— Tonnage of coal raised at mines in Great Britain Output per Wage-earner Per shift.
Tons. Cwts.
1912 … 200,309,000 Not available.
1913 … 287,329,000
1914 … 205,551,000 20.32
(June only).
1923 … 275,960,000 17.83
1924 … 267,061,000 17.59