HC Deb 03 July 1950 vol 477 c10W
Mr. D. J. Williams

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many miners in South Wales have continued their underground employment after being certified to be suffering from pneumoconiosis.

Mr. P. Noel-Baker

On 31st December, 1949, 2,372 men who had been given an assessment in respect of pneumoconiosis under the Industrial Injuries Act, 1948, were employed underground in the South Wales coalfield.