§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the total numbers of miners and mining apprentices, respectively, in employment in Lanarkshire in 1947 and at the last most convenient date.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThere were 20,859 males employed at collieries in Lanarkshire in December, 1947. There was no formal apprenticeship scheme at this time and I regret that the number of youths employed is not available.
On 6th July, 1968 there were 4,253 males employed at collieries in Lanarkshire; 150 youths under 21 years of age were employed at the end of December, 236W 1967, the most recent date for which the age distribution is available. Nearly all of theese youths were serving, or had served, either a mining or craft apprenticeship.