HC Deb 15 November 1938 vol 341 cc712-3W
Mr. J. Griffiths

asked the Secretary for Mines what is the number of coal mines, anthracite, steam, and bituminous, respectively, closed in the area of the Swansea inspectorate division in the past 10 years; the number of persons who have

Pits which have been closed since 1st January, 1929, and have not since re-opened.
County. Anthracite Mines. Other Mines,†
Number of Pits.* Number of Wage-earners employed at date of closing Number of Pits.* Number of Wage-earners employed at date of closing.
Brecon West … … 8 1,265 — —
Carmarthen … … 14 1,763 6 956
Glamorgan West … … 13 944 36 3,270
Pembroke … … 3 342 3 40
Total … … 38 4,314 45 4,266
New pits opened since 1st January, 1929, which are still working.
County. Anthracite Mines. Other Mines.†
Number of Pits.* Number of Wage-earners employed at present date. Number of Pits.* Number of Wage-earners employed at present date.
Brecon West … … — — — —
Carmarthen … … 2 180 — —
Glamorgan West … … 3 1,306 11 591
Pembroke … … 2 275 — —
Total … … 7 1,761 11 591
* Employing ten men or over.
† Mines working steam coal only cannot be separately distinguished.

The incidence of employment in a particular district is not necessarily governed by the number of persons employed at mines which either opened or closed during the period under review. Consideration must be given to the fluctuations in the numbers employed at other mines.

Such figures of wage-earners as are available for the Swansea Inspection Division, viz., 48,000 at 15th December, 1928, and 47,500 at 11th December, 1937, show little change in the number of wage-earners employed during the period.