HC Deb 13 March 1930 vol 236 cc1512-3W
Mr. LEES

asked the Secretary for Mines how many persons were employed in the coal mines, at banks and underground, respectively, during 1913, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929?

Mr. TURNER

The figures are as follow:

Year. Average Number of Persons employed at Coal Mines (excluding clerks and salaried persons).
Surface. Underground.
1913 200,000 (Approx.) 890,700
1925 205,000 878,700
1926*—13th March 206,800 890,000
11th December 180,400 744,200
1927 190,900 814,100
1928 176,300 745,000
1929 (provisional) 178,000 755,000
* Owing to the national dispute average figures for the year 1926 are not available.