§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Minister of Power what number of men left the coal mining industry in Wales in each of the years from 1964 to 1967: and how many are expected to leave under the schemes proposed for the rundown of the industry.
§ Mr. Freeson:The net rundown of men on books in the coal mining industry in Wales in the years mentioned was:
1964 4,904 1965 8,486 1966 5,941 1967 4,787 On the basis of a national annual reduction of 35,000 in mining manpower up to 1970–71 envisaged by the White Paper on Fuel Policy, the annual decline in the coal mining industry in Wales may continue at a rate of about 5,000