HC Deb 16 May 1935 vol 301 c1908W
Mr. G. MACDONALD

asked the Secretary for Mines the total wages paid in the coal-mining industry of Great Britain in the first quarter of 1932 and in the last quarter for which figures are available, giving separate figures for Lancashire and Cheshire?

Mr. E. BROWN

The information is as follows:

Quarter ended. Estimated Total Wages Bill (excluding the value of allowances in kind). Average Earnings per Person Employed (excluding the value of allowances in kind).
Great Britain.
£ £ s. d.
31st March, 1932. 23,370,000 28 2 1
31st December, 1934. 22,980,000 30 7 2
Lancashire and Cheshire.
31st March, 1932. 1,891,000 27 11 5
31st December, 1934. 1,732,000 29 17 6