§ Mr. D. J. Williamsasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what opencast schemes are now in operation in the 148W anthracite area of the South Wales coalfield; how many men are employed on each; and what is the output per week.
§ Mr. GaitskellFive opencast sites are now in production in the anthracite area of South Wales. During the second quarter of this year an average of 96 men were employed at each and the average weekly output from the five was 13,398 tons. One of these sites only started operations in June.