§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the percentage of absenteeism of the coal-face workers and overall for the year ended 30th June, 1943, with corresponding figures for the year ended 30th June, 1942?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe percentages of absenteeism in the year ended 30th June, 1943, were 14.3 per cent. at the coal face, and 11.4 per cent. for all workers employed., Comparable figures for the previous year are not available in my Ministry, but statistics supplied by courtesy of the Mining Association record the absenteeism as 12.1 per cent. at the coal face and 9.8 per cent. overall.