§ Mr. TINKERasked the Secretary for Mines the average weekly wage for all persons employed in coal mines in Lancashire during 1929 and the latest figures for 1930; and what is the average wage for the same period over the whole of Great Britain?
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe average weekly cash earnings of all persons employed in804W coal mines in Lancashire and Chesire during 1929 was £2 1s. 11d., and during the nine months ended September, 1930, £2 1s. 1d. The corresponding figures for Great Britain were £2 5s. 6d., and £2 3s. 9d., respectively.