HC Deb 01 November 1934 vol 293 c372W
Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of wage-earners employed in the mining industry on the latest date available; and the number so engaged on the same date in 1931?

Mr. E. BROWN

On 20th October, 1934, the number of wage-earners on colliery books in Great Britain was 767,200, and at the corresponding date in 1931, 831,700.