§ Mr. Swainasked the Minister of Power (1) how many men are employed in transport in the mining industry;
(2) how many winding enginemen are employed in the mining industry;
(3) how many persons are employed in catering in the mining industry;
257W(4) how many mechanics and electricians are employed in the mining industry;
(5) how many clerks are employed in the mining industry;
(6) how many managers, under-managers, overmen, deputies and shot-firers are employed in the mining industry;
(7) how many ventilation officers, safety officers, large coal officers and dust suppression officers are employed in the mining industry;
Grade or Service Number Employed by N.C.B. Date Transport and distribution (excluding colliery workers) … … 4,839 September, 1966 Winding enginemen … … 2,661 April, 1966 Catering (collieries and colliery associated activities) … … 2,506 September, 1966 Mechanics and electricians (collieries and central workshops) … … 38,139 August, 1967 Clerical officers and general clerical grades (excluding personal assistants) … … 18,509 March, 1967 Colliery Managers … … 491 March, 1967 Under Managers … … 846 March, 1967 Overmen … … 5,029 December, 1966 Deputies … … 18,189 December, 1966 Shotfirers … … 5,026 December, 1966 Ventilation Officers … … 337 April, 1966 Safety Officers … … 455 April, 1966 Dust suppression officers … … 129 April, 1966 Large coal officers … … No recent figures available Joiners 1,578 April, 1966 Bricklayers 2,298 April, 1966 Plumbers at collieries and central workshops 111 April, 1966 Chauffeurs 128 April, 1966 Supplies transporter (underground) … … 8,559 April, 1966 Face-workers (excluding under officials) … … about 130,000 October, 1967
§ Mr. Swainasked the Minister of Power (1) how many men employed in the mining industry are aged 55 years and over;
(2) how many men are employed on the surface in the mining industry; and how many underground are aged 55 years and over.
§ Mr. FreesonAt the annual census of N.C.B. employees, analysed by age groups, taken on the 24th December, 1966, there were 101,671 men on the books at N.C.B. mines who were aged 55 years and over. Of these 73,416 men were employed underground, and 28,255 on the surface. The analysis of the census to be carried out at the end of December this year is expected to be completed about the end of February, 1968, and I am asking the Chairman of the National Coal Board to let the hon. Member have the corresponding figures for the end of 1967 as soon as they are available.
258W(8) how many joiners, bricklayers and plumbers are engaged in the mining industry;
(9) how many chauffeurs are employed in the mining industry;
(10)how many men are engaged in the handling of materials in the mining industry;
(11)how many men are employed at the coal face in actual coal production in the mining industry.
§ Mr. FreesonThe latest available figures are: