§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the average output per person employed in the Warwickshire coalfield each year from 1920 to 1938; how many persons were employed; and the average wages paid per person during the same period?
§ Mr. LloydThe information is as follows:
Warwickshire, 1920–1938. Year. Average number of wage- earners employed. Average output of saleable coal per wage- earner. Average annual cash earnings per wage-earner (exclusive of the value of allowances in kind).* Tons. £ 1920 … 21,744 201 208 1922 … 22,216 213 Not available. 1923 … 22,063 240 1924 … 21,756 237 1925 … 19,971 240 1927 … 19,078 259 141 1928 … 17,370 257 126 1929 … 16,637 283 132 1930 … 17,040 288 133 1931 … 17,197 277 133 1932 … 17,055 275 132 1933 … 16,904 275 126 1934 … 16,730 302 133 1935 … 16,416 321 137 1936 … 16,782 335 161 1937 … 16,905 337 168 1938 … 16,628 334 175 * The value of allowances in kind is not available for Warwickshire separately, but for South Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire, it averaged about £45s. per annum. Notes.—(1) The years 1921 and 1926 have been omitted, as they were affected by prolonged national disputes. (2) Prior to 1925, the particulars of persons employed relate to those" ordinarily employed," and subsequently to the average number of persons on colliery books based upon four selected dates. The figures for the years 1920–23 include clerks and salaried persons, which cannot be separately distinguished.
§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the average number of persons employed in the coal mines of Warwickshire; and the number of conveyors and coal-cutting machines in operation, for each of the years 1929 to 1938?
§ Mr. LloydThe information is as follows:
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Average number of Persons employed and the number of Coal-cutters and Conveyors in use in Coal Mines in Warwickshire in the years 1929 to 1938. Year. Average number of Persons employed (including Clerks and Salaried Persons). I Number of Coal- cutting Machines in use. Number of Conveyors in use. 1929 … 17.025 102 57 1930 … 17.459 108 103 1931 … 17,601 124 128 1932 … 17.473 137 138 1933 … 17.308 118 155 1934 … 17.136 120 157 1935 … 16,813 130 178 1936 … 17,192 136 186 1937 … 17.305 129 211 1938 … 17.032 131 199
§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the total amount of coal mined in Warwickshire; and the amount of coal mined by machinery, for each of the 10 years from 1929 to 1938?
§ Mr. LloydThe information is as follows:
Output of Saleable Coal and the Quantity of Coal cut by Machinery at Coal Mines in Warwickshire in the years 1929 to 1938. Year. Output of Saleable Coal. Quanity of Coal cut by Machinery. Tons Tons. 1929 … … 4.759,465 1,510,263 1930 … … 4,920,421 1,815,681 1931 … … 4.774,570 2,360.756 1932 … … 4,794.648 2.587.053 1933 … … 4,710,808 2,644,727 1934 … … 5,149,672 3.013,775 1935 … … 5,322,369 3,503,854 1936 … … 5 634,019 3.953.654 1937 … … 5.699.251 4,014,284 1938 … … 5.585,213 3,879,128
§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the number of mines engaged in the production of coal, together with the numbers of persons employed in the Warwickshire coalfield, above and below ground, during the years 1920 to 1938; and, further, will he give the comparable figures for the whole British coalfield for the same periods above mentioned?
§ Mr. LloydThe information is as follows:
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Number of Coal Mines at work, and the number of Persons Employed above and below ground in Great Britain and Warwickshire in the Years 1920 to 1938. Year. Great Britain. Warwickshire. Number of Coal Mines at work during the Year. Number of Persons Employed. Number of Coal Mines at work during the Year. Number of Persons Employed. Below-ground. Above-ground (including Clerks and Salaried Persons). Total. Below-ground. Above-ground (including Clerks and Salaried Persons). Total. 1920 … 2.677 972.838 253,091 1,225,929 27 16,650 5.094 21,744 1921 … 2,887 907.335 223,346 1,130,681 26 16,846 5.077 21,923 1922 … 2,762 921,737 226,732 1,148,469 27 17,115 5.101 22,2 16 1923 … 2.747 966,136 237,154 1,203,290 26 16,976 5.087 22,063 1924 … 2,718 966,158 247,566 1,213,724 24 16,865 5.284 22,149 1925 … 2,586 878,679 223,763 1,102,442 21 15,273 5,116 20,389 1926 … 2,712 889,977 225,663 1,115,640 25 15,116 5,228 20,344 1927 … 2,719 814,078 209,808 1,023,886 24 14,658 4,825 19,483 1928 … 2,398 744.959 194,029 938,988 22 13,442 4,323 17,765 1929 … 2,273 762,338 194.336 956,674 21 12,775 4.250 17,025 1930 … 2,186 739,056 192,320 931,376 20 12,922 4.537 17,430 1931 … 2,096 685,980 181,884 867,864 19 13,066 4.535 17,601 1932 … 2,017 645.539 173,785 819,324 19 12,963 4.510 17,473 1933 … 1,986 618,786 170,305 789,091 19 12,706 4,602 17,308 1934 … 1,982 616,841 171,369 788,210 19 12,471 4665 17,136 1935 … 1.930, 600,336 169,138 769.474 18 12,152 4,661 16,813 1936 … 1.930 597,197 169,894 767,091 18 12,490 4,702 17,192 1937 … 1,964 616,677 175,061 791,738 18 12,560 4.745 17,305 1938 … 1,976 614,478 176,410 790,888 20 12,371 4,661 17.032 Notes. (1) Prior to 1925, the particulars of Persons Employed relate to those"ordinarily employed," and subsequently to the average number of Persons on Colliery Books, based upon four selected dates. (2) In the years 1921 and 1926, there were protracted disputes. The figures for the year 1926, relate to the 13th March.