HC Deb 25 November 1930 vol 245 cc1130-1W
Mr. P. OLIVER

asked the Secretary for Mines what, at the latest date for which figures are available, were the average hours worked per week by, and the average weekly earnings of, coal miners in each district in the United Kingdom?

Mr. SHINWELL

The information required, so far as it is available, is given in the following table:

Mr. OLIVER

asked the Secretary for Mines how many districts have made application to the Board of Trade for an order authorising a spread over of working hours in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 of the Coal Mines Act, 1930?

Mr. SHINWELL

No such application has yet been made.