§ Mr. TrickettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many tonnes of coal were produced in Britain(a) in the current year, (b) in 1979 and (c) in 1990 utilising (i) opencast and (ii) deep mine production methods. [2212]
§ Mr. PageThe information requested is given as follows:
Thousand tonnes Coal production Opencast Deep-mined (a) 1995/19961 16,369 35,150 10,795 22,172 (b) 1979 12,862 107,775 (c) 1990 18,134 72,899 Sources:
Energy Trends Table 4.
Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics.
Note:
1 To end August.
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§ Mr. TrickettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people are currently employed by the opencast mining industry and the deep mining industry; and what were the figures in(a) 1979 and (b) 1990. [2211]
§ Mr. PageAvailable information is as follows:
Employees in Great Britain 11979 21991 21993 31995 Deep coal mining 233,900 70,200 26,300 10,600 Opencast mining 7,700 5,700 5,900 1 Source: Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistic,1980.Figures are for employees engaged in production in December 1979.
2 Source: Census of employment September 1991 and September 1993, Office for National Statistics. The census of employment was conducted every two years, so data are not available for even numbered years.
3 Source: annual employment survey September 1995, which replaced the biennial census of employment, Office for National Statistics. The figure covers all mining and agglomeration of hard coal; separate figures are not available for deep coal mining and opencast coal working.