§ Mr. Kevin HughesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what proportion of miners leaving the industry in each year since 1989–90 went on a retraining scheme on leaving the industry;
(2) what proportion of miners leaving the industry in each year since 1989–90 went on (a) a training scheme funded through the job and career change scheme and (b) a Government training scheme.
§ Mr. EggarBritish Coal Enterprise has advised us that of the 58,018 former British Coal employees registered for assistance with them since 1989–90, 13.1 per cent., 7,586, have entered retraining. These figures are detailed on a year-by-year basis, with information given on those who went on the job and career change scheme and those who have taken other retraining. Other retraining includes Government schemes and further education support by local education authority grants.
Thousand tones Wales Scotland England Total1 1986 9,295 6,758 88,582 108,099 1987 8,037 6,143 87,475 104,533 1988 7,374 6,086 88,210 104,066 1989 6,789 6,251 85,245 100,605 1990 6,398 6,519 78,146 93,508 1991 5,194 7,072 79,469 94,921 1992 4,873 6,935 68,730 84,874 Source: British Coal, Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics.
1 Only direct production by British Coal is readily available by country. The total also includes an estimate for slurry etc. recovered and disposed of other by British Coal from dumps, ponds, rivers etc.