HC Deb 01 March 1994 vol 238 cc625-6W
Mr. Rowlands

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the number of coal mining jobs lost since 1979(a) in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency and (b) in south Wales.

Mr. Eggar

Since January 1979, the number of coal mining jobs lost in South Wales is 27,218. Information on job losses in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency is not available.

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