§ Mr. Woolleyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the percentage of man-shifts lost which could have been worked, including absences due to sickness or accident, at the coalface in the South Yorkshire coalfield for each of the two output bonus periods already expired?
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Major Lloyd GeorgeThe percentage of man-shifts lost, which could have been worked, including absences due to sickness or accident, at the coalface in the South Yorkshire coalfield, was 16.81 per cent. in the first output bonus period, and 17.52 per cent. in the second. The number of shifts worked per face-worker per week averaged 4.76 and 4.84, respectively.
§ Mr. Woolleyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average output per man-shift worked at the coalface in the South Yorkshire coalfield in each of the two output bonus periods already expired?
Major Lloyd GeorgeIn the first output bonus period, the output per man-shift worked at the coalface was 3.29 tons, and in the second, 3.35 tons.
Division 1930 1935 1939 1940 1941 1942* 47 weeks ended 21st November Killed S. Inj. Killed S. Inj. Killed S. Inj. Killed S. Inj. Killed S. Inj. No. Killed No. of serious injuries Scotland 1.56 4.90 1.49 5.73 1.06 4.17 1.20 3.77 1.36 3.77 100 259 Northern 0.90 3.78 1.00 4.62 0.74 3.44 1.04 3.70 1.02 3.50 140 440 Yorkshire 1.05 3.09 1.21 3.12 0.80 3.65 1.12 3.34 1.32 3.66 135 438 N. Midland 0.83 3.93 0.84 3.78 0.88 3.69 1.27 4.42 1.22 4.71 83 406 N. Western 1.01 3.53 1.06 3.46 1.03 4.03 1.39 5.42 1.33 4.84 133 289 Cardiff and Forest of Dean 1.12 4.97 1.01 4.21 1.10 5.30 1.28 5.25 1.58 5.39 98 348 Swansea 1.59 5.87 1.52 4.98 1.44 4.65 1.53 5.18 1.73 4.33 47 147 Midland and Southern 0.94 3.86 0.91 4.34 0.78 4.31 1.06 3.91 1.02 3.48 42 147 GREAT BRITAIN 1.07 4.04 1.10 4.18 0.99 4.01 1.20 4.21 1.28 4.14 778 2,474 * It is not yet possible to give for this year rates 1,000 persons employed, comparable with those relating to previous years.