HC Deb 22 March 1968 vol 761 cc157-8W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Minister of Power what was the number of new entrants into the coal mining industry in each of the last 10 years in Scotland, stating for each year the number under 21 years of age.

Mr. Freeson

The figures are:

Year Total new entrants New entrants under age 21 years
1957 5,507 3,064
1958 2,439 1,796
1959 1,119 938
1960 2,364 1,925
1961 3,336 2,264
1962 1,201 1,027*
1963 1,063 926*
1964–65 1,436 1,175
1965–66 1,314 1,045
1966–67 1,451 1,049
* These figures relate only to new entrants under 18 years of age.

United Kingdom and Colonies will be £2 instead of £1 10s. 0d. These increases follow unavoidable increases in costs since fees were last adjusted in 1962, and can be justified against the criteria set out in the White Paper on Prices and Incomes Policy after 30th June, 1967 (Cmnd. 3235). Details of the changes are set out in the following table: