§ Mr. Henderson Stewartasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average output of saleable coal per annum, per wage-earner employed, in the years 1940, 1941 and 1942?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe figures of average output of saleable coal per annum per wage-earner are as follow:
In 1940 … … 298 tons In 1941 … … 292 tons In 1942 … … 289 tons
Mr. Stewartasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the output of coal per man-shift worked at the coal face for the 24 weeks ended 20th February, 1943, with similar figures for the corresponding weeks of the two previous years?
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Major Lloyd GeorgeThe output of coal per man-shift worked at the coal face for the 24 weeks ended 20th February, 1943, was 2.90 tons. Comparable figures for the corresponding weeks of the two previous years are not available, but estimates based on information supplied by the industry on a calendar monthly basis give results for both periods almost exactly equal to the figure given above.
Mr. Stewartasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average percentage of shifts lost at the coal face in the 24 weeks ended 20th February, 1943?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe total number of shifts lost at the coal face in the 24 weeks ended 20th February, 1943, including shifts lost through sickness and accident, were 14.2 per cent. of the possible face-shifts.