§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of boys who have been directed to the mines at present employed within each of the respective districts of the British coalfields.
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe number of men who had completed training at Government Training Centres and been directed to coal mining employment by the 22nd January was as follows:
Scotland Region 3,091 Northern "A" Region 2,077 Northern "B" Region 5,361 North Western Region 3,328 North Eastern Region 6,936 North Midland Region 5,439 Midland Region 5,138 Wales Region 4,457 South Eastern Region 394 36,221 About half the total have been directed as the result of the ballot.
§ Mr. Mainwaringasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average attendance and absenteeism of boys directed to the mines engaged within each of the respective districts of the British coalfields and for the six months ended 31st December, 1944
Major Lloyd GeorgeInformation is not available for the six months ended 31st December, 1944. An inquiry was made towards the end of this period, and the result for the country as a whole can be summed up by saying that the overall absenteeism percentage for men who have passed through training centres is about 50 per cent. greater than the corresponding figure for other workers.