Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the number of wage earners on colliery books for each year since 1979 and give the most recent figure available.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI understand from British Coal Corporation that the number of wage earners on colliery books for each financial year since 1979 and up to 21 November 1987 are as follows:
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Address of landfill waste disposal site Waste disposal authority area Significant hazardous waste components authorised Central Region Kinneil Kerse Tip, Bo'ness Foreshore, Bo'ness Falkirk DC Asbestos and toxic industrial wastes West Carron, Carron Road, Falkirk Falkirk DC Asbestos Lower Polmaise, Fallin, Stirling Stirling DC Asbestos Fife Region East Forthar Farm, Kingskettle, Ladybank North East Fife DC Dyestuffs waste Grampian Region Little Clinterty, Clinterty, Aberdeen City of Aberdeen DC Some chemical wastes Blackdog Farm (North), Bridge of Don Gordon DC Asbestos Highland Region Council Site, Brackletter, Spean Bridge Lochaber DC Asbestos Lothian Region Levenseat Landfill Ltd, Levenseat Quarry, Fauldhouse West Lothian Asbestos Strathclyde Region Stevenston Works Tip, Stevenston Cunninghame DC Chemical industry wastes Greenoakhill Tip, Hamilton Road, Broomhouse, Glasgow City of Glasgow DC Major site for toxic waste Craignaught Quarry, Dunlop Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC Asbestos Gartverrie Quarry, Glenboig Monklands DC Asbestos Lanarkshire Lagoons, Ravenscraig Works, Motherwell Motherwell DC Industrial sludges Coke Ovens Area, Ravenscraig Works, Motherwell Motherwell DC Emergency disposal of coke manufacturing effluents into boreholes Tweeniehills Quarry, Kilbarchan Renfrew DC Tanning wastes Birdston, Kirkintilloch Strathkelvin DC Major site for toxic liquids and industrial wastes Tayside Region
Number 31 March 1979 232,398 29 March 1980 233,163 28 March 1981 224,841 27 March 1982 212,843 26 March 1983 202,669 31 March 1984 181,083 30 March 1985 171,379 29 March 1986 138,490 28 March 1987 109,944 21 November 1987 104,079