§ 27. Mr. Jim Lesterasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will give figures for the National Coal Board's output per manshift, both overall and at the face, in the full years 1977 and 1978.
§ Mr. EadieThese statistics were published in the January issue of the Department's statistical bulletinEnergy Trends. For convenience, output per manshift overall and at the face at NCB collieries was 2.18 tonnes and 7.77 tonnes respectively in 1977; and 2.25 tonnes and 8.53 tonnes respectively in 1978.