§ 97. Mr. Grenfellasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the figures for November, 1945, and November, 1946, for deep mined coal production, output per manshift and the number of men employed in the industry.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe output of deep-mined coal in November, 1945, was 14,375,000 tons and in November, 1946, 14,939,000 tons, representing an increase of 564,000 tons on the corresponding month of last year. Output per manshift was 1.03 tons in November, 1945, and 1.06 tons in November, 1946. The average numbers of wage earners on colliery books declined from 694,900 in November, 1945, to 691,500 in November, 1946; that is, a decrease of 3,400 since last year.