§ 104. Mr. D. Marshallasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the percentage of fatal accidents to the men engaged in the coal mining industry during the years 1945–50.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerThe number killed per 1,000 persons employed at mines (other than ironstone mines) as defined by the Coal Mines Act, 1911, in the years 1945 to 1949 was—0.75, 0.76, 0.84, 0.62 and 0.61 respectively. The annual rate for the first 18 weeks of 1950 was 0.54.