HC Deb 13 December 1938 vol 342 cc1814-5W
Mr. R. J. Taylor

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the total amount paid for full, partial, and fatal accident compensation, respectively, and

Number of Cases of Accident in respect of which Compensation was Paid under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, and the Amount of Compensation Paid in the Mining Industry during the years 1931 to 1937.
Year. Number of Cases. Amount of Compensation Paid.
Fatal Cases. Disablement Cases.* Fatal Cases. Disablement Cases.*
£ £
1931 … … 996 170,887 308,512 2,092,452
1932 … … 907 154 355 272 232 2,007,389
1933 … … 901 147,441 278,972 1,868,117
1934 … … 906 158,852 276,034 1,937,489
1935 … … 1,235 161,509 376,141 2,070,726
1936 … … 888 164,905 273,221 2,205,679
1937 … … 914 169 250 [...]74,313 2,188,109
* Particulars of the cases involving "partial disablement" and those involving "total disablement" cannot be separately distinguished.

NOTES.—The figures relate to all mines and include metalliferous mines which cannot be separated.

The source of the information is the Home Office compensation statistics.