§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour how many coalmining jobs have been lost in Fife since the end of 1957; how many new jobs, male and female, respectively, have been created; and how many are in prospect.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe number of mineworkers in Fife fell from 24,845 at the end of 1957 to 5,930 at the end of October 1967. This takes account of transfers to new jobs within the coal mining industry. It is estimated that between 1957 and 1966 male employees in employment decreased by 13,103 and females increased by 4,719. There are about 5,600 jobs in prospect (including 3,174 for males) expected to arise in the next four years, in authorised new buildings and in existing buildings taken over by manufacturing firms, according to information provided by the developers.