HC Deb 09 November 1943 vol 393 c1109W
Major Lloyd

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the total output per shift at the coal face in the Scottish coalfields during the periods April to June, 1939, inclusive, April to June, 1942, inclusive and April to June, 1943, inclusive?

Major Lloyd George

The average output per shift at the coal face in the Scottish coalfields as a whole was 53.96 cwts. in the June quarter of 1939, 50.99 cwts. in the same quarter of 1942, and 48.06 cwts. in 1943.