§ Mr. Jacksonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power in which coalfields the coal-owners had an assurance that the Government would provide the money for the restoration of the differentials in district agreements covering miners' wages, consequential upon the issue of the Porter Award.
Major Lloyd GeorgeNone, Sir.
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§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average earnings per man-shift worked in the coalmining industry for the quarter ended 31st December, 1943, giving separate figures for the coalface, others underground, surface workers and over-all.
Major Lloyd GeorgeSeparate particulars for workers at the coalface, elsewhere below ground and on the surface at coal mines are not available. The average earnings per man-shift worked for all workers during the quarter ended 31st December, 1943, were 19s. 4¾d., exclusive of the value of allowances in kind.