HC Deb 14 February 1939 vol 343 cc1567-8W
Mr. Beaumont

asked the Minister of Health whether he can state the number of applications received in Portsmouth for admission to the new voluntary pensions scheme?

Mr. Elliot

I regret that the information asked for by my hon. Friend is not available as the records of applicants for

Year. Average Number of Wage-earners on Colliery Books in January. Number of persons killed and injured by accidents at mines under the Coal Mines Act.
Killed. Seriously injured.* Injured and disabled for more than three days.
1937 … … 760,758 859 3,363 140,645
1938 … … 790,754 857 3,128 Not yet available.
* Injuries which, because of their nature or severity are, under the terms of Section 80 of the Coal Mines Act, 1911, required to be reported to His Majesty's Divisional Inspectors at the time of their occurrence.

admission to the new voluntary pensions scheme are not arranged on a territorial basis.