§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many men there were employed in the coalmines at the time of nationalisation and how much coal they were producing: how many are at present employed and their production, giving these figures over some comparable period.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThe following are the figures:
COLLIERY MANPOWER AND OUTPUT IN THE FIRST 19 WEEKS OF 1947 AND 1954 1947 1954 Percentage increase Output (thousand tons) 69,622 81,677 17 Manpower (thousands) 704 713* 1 * To make it comparable with that for 1947, this figure has been adjusted for the change in basis of the manpower statistics at the beginning of 1954.