HC Deb 27 January 1931 vol 247 cc804-5W
Sir W. de FRECE

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of men employed in the coal-mining industry, the aggregate output, and the average selling prices of coal, for the four years ended December, 1930?

Mr. SHINWELL

The information is as follows:

Year. Average Number of Persona (including Clerks and Salaried Persons) employed at Coal Mines. Total Output of Coal (including miners' coal and mine consumption). Average Proceeds per ton of Coal disposable commercially.
Tons. s. d.
1927 … … … 1,023,900 251,232,300 15 1
1928 … … … 939,000 237,471,900 13 3
1929 … … … 956,700 257,906,800 13 11
1930 (provisional) … 942,000 243,750,000 14 1
(January-October).