HC Deb 04 July 1939 vol 349 c1140W
Mr. Jenkins

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can supply particulars of the number of men employed in the mining industry, and the total coal output for each year from 1936 to the most recent date?

Mr. Lloyd

The following is the information:

Output of Saleable Coal and Average Number of Persons Employed (including Clerks and Salaried Persons) at Coal Mines during the Years 1936, 1937 and 1938.
Year. Output of Saleable Coal. Average Number of Persons Employed.
Tons.
1936 228,448,356 767,091
1937 240,409,436 790,738
1938 227,015,308 790,888
1939 (24 weeks) 110,000,000 789,000
(estimated) (estimated)