HC Deb 17 March 1943 vol 387 c1199W
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of mines at work in the coal-producing counties of England, Scotland and Wales, for the years 1938 to 1942, and the number

Numbers of mines at work and number of wage earners employed.
District. 1938. No. of Mines at Work. 1938. Average No. of Wage-Earners. 1939. No. of Mines at Work. 1940. No. of Mines at Work. 1941. No. of Mines at Work.
England and Wales.
1. Northumberland 102 45,178 104 100 97
2. Durham 247 114,330 245 240 242
3. Cumberland and Westmorland 25 6,544 22 23 22
4. Lancashire and Cheshire 155 57,214 151 142 137
5. Yorkshire, South 121 98,156 118 114 113
6. Yorkshire, West 118 44,033 113 114 110
7. Nottinghamshire 46 45,353 47 47 48
8. Derbyshire, North 103 41,656 100 96 90
9. Derbyshire, South 13 3,203 12 11 11
10. Staffordshire, North 60 23,605 61 54 53
11. Cannock Chase 39 19,722 36 38 38
12. South Staffs, and Worcester 64 4,726 54 54 51
13. Leicestershire 19 8,897 19 20 20
14. Warwickshire 21 16,663 20 20 20
15. Shropshire 47 2,627 47 42 39
16. Forest of Dean 31 4,908 38 36 38
17. Somerset 13 3,253 13 13 13
18. Bristol 1 319 1 1 1
19. Kent 4 6,641 4 4 4
20. South Wales and Monmouth 424 134,053 412 387 376
21. North Wales 28 9,729 25 24 24
TOTAL 1,681 690,810 1,642 1,580 1,547
Scotland.
22. Fife and Clackmannan 51 22,906 52 49 49
23. Lothians (Mid. and East) 33 13,335 35 35 35
24. Lanarkshire, etc. 284 43,505 279 259 265
25. Ayrshire, etc. 58 12,245 60 63 60
TOTAL 426 91,991 426 406 409
GREAT BRITAIN 2,107 782,801 2,068 1,986 1,956