HC Deb 22 February 1938 vol 332 c206W
Mr. Mainwaring

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the number of persons employed at the coal mines of South Wales and Monmouthshire during the month of December in the years 1935, 1936, and 1937, respectively?

1937. Captain Crookshank

The information is as follows:

Number of Persons Employed (including Clerks and Salaried Persons) at Mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, in South Wales and Monmouthshire in December, 1935, 1936, and

Year and Number of Persons Employed.
1935 132,932
1936 127,060
1937 (Provisional) 139,900

Mr. Mainwaring

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the number of persons employed at each of the collieries situate within the area of Rhondda urban district during the month of December in the years 1935, 1936, and 1937, respectively?

Captain Crookshank

The statement is too lengthy for publication in the OFFICIAL REPORT, and I am therefore sending the information to the hon. Member.