Mr. Clifford Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many miners have been declared redundant as a result of pit closures in Wales over the past five years; how many have been placed in other industries; how many have accepted retraining at Government training centres; and what is the number of disabled miners declared redundant over the same period.
§ Mr. FernyhoughInformation about the total number of miners declared redundant in Wales during the past five years could not be obtained in the time available and I will write to my hon. Friend.
Since October 1963 24 colliery workers made redundant by the closure of Welsh pits have accepted training at Government Training Centres. The rest of the information requested is not available for the whole of the five year period. Since June 1966, 707 men have gone to employment in other industries including 479 placed by the Employment Service; 602 disabled miners declared redundant have registered as unemployed; 42 miners have attended courses of industrial rehabilitation.