79. Mr. Rossasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of persons employed in the Ayrshire coalfields in April, 1947, 1946 and 1938, respectively.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe average number of wage-earners on colliery books in Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire in April, 1938, was 12,200; in April, 1946, it was 12,700; and in April, 1947, 12,900.