§ Mr. Colegateasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the figures showing the tonnage of saleable coal raised in the United Kingdom for the quarter ended the 30th June last, and the tonnage for the corresponding period last year, excluding outcrop coal in each case, together with the numbers of persons employed in each period, respectively?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe estimated quantity of saleable coal raised in Great
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Treasury Deposit Receipts. £ Millions. 3 per cent. Savings Bonds. Loans into which proceeds of encashments have been applied. Total encashed. National War Bonds. Tax Reserve Certificates. Post Office Issues. Year to— 30 June, 1941 … … 28 113 — — 141 30 June, 1942 … … 77 200 136 10 423 30 June, 1943 … … 110 210 177 10 507 215 523 313 20 1,071 Britain during the quarter ended 30th June, 1943, was 48,650,900 tons as compared with a final figure of 49,870,900 in the corresponding quarter of 1942. The average number of wage-earners on colliery books was 708,400 in the June quarter of 1943 and 707,500 in 1942.