HC Deb 20 June 1939 vol 348 cc2028-30W
Mr. Cocks

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the total number of inspections carried out by His Majesty's inspectors; the number of inspections made during the night shift; and the number of mines concerned, in

Inspections made and Number of Mines inspected in Nottinghamshire, 1929–1938.
Year. By Mines Inspectors. By Horse Inspectors. By Electrical Inspectors. Number of Mines inspected.
Total. Night.
1929 … … … … 471 3 72 Not available. 43
1930 … … … … 522 5 88 6 45
1931 … … … … 521 5 64 39 47
1932 … … … … 497 — 86 36 47
1933 … … … … 494 4 85 23 46
1934 … … … … 578 3 82 30 47
1935 … … … … 573 49 85 37 44
1936 … … … … 730 60 92 16 44
1937 … … … … 765 87 89 55 46
1938 … … … … 812 120 85 15 45

Mr. Cocks

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the amount of overtime worked in the Nottinghamshire coal-mines, and the number of mines concerned for each of the years 1929 to 1938?

Mr. Lloyd

I regret that the information for which the hon. Member asks is not in my possession. If he can give me information in regard to particular complaints I shall be glad to have inquiries made.

Mr. Cocks

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the average wages cost per ton of the coal raised in Nottinghamshire for each of the years 1929 to 1938?

Mr. Lloyd

The information is as follows:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
Year. … … … Average wages cost per ton of saleable coal raised. (Exclusive of the value of allowances in kind).*
… … … s. d.
1929 … … … 8 5½
1930 … … … 8 5¼
1931 … … … 8 0¾
1932 … … … 7 11½
1933 … … … 7 8
1934 … … … 7 5½
1935 … … … 7 4
1936 … … … 7 10½
1937 … … … 8 10½
1938 … … … 9 4¼
* The average value of allowances in kind is not available for Nottinghamshire separately, but for North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire it was nearly 3d. per ton of saleable coal.

Nottinghamshire, for each of the years 1929 to 1938?

Mr. Lloyd

The following is the information:

Mr. Cocks

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the average wages cost per ton of the coal raised in Nottinghamshire for each of the years 1929 to 1938?

Mr. Lloyd

The information is as follows:

Average value at the pithead of the average weekly output of coal per wage-earner employed at Coal Mines in Nottinghamshire in the years,1929 to 1938.
Year. Value. Year. Value.
£ s. d. £ S. d.
1929 … 3 9 8 1934 … 3 13 9
1930 … 9 9 3 1935 … 3 13 10
1931 … 10 10 6 1936 … 4 7 9
1932 … 9 9 8 1937 … 5 3 7
1933 … 3 10 9 1938 … 5 1 7

Mr. Cocks

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the number of coal-mines working in Nottinghamshire for each of the last 10 years?

Mr. Lloyd

The information is as follows:

Number of Coal Mines at work in Nottinghamshire in the Yean 1929 to 1938.
Year. Number of Mines. Year. Number of Mines.
1929 … 46 1934 … 46
1930 … 46 1935 … 46
1931 … 48 1936 … 45
8932 … 47 1937 … 46
1933 … 46 1938 … 46