§ Mr. Ogdenasked the Minister of Technology how many men and women were employed by the British coal mining industry on 1st January, 1910, 1914, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, and 1940; and how many were employed by the National Coal Board on 1st January, 11W 1950, 1955, in each year from 1960 to 1970, inclusive, and on vesting day.
Mr. Alan Williams:The total numbers of men and women employed in the British coal mining industry prior to vesting day were as follows:
Thousands 1st January, 1910 1,049 1st January, 1914 1,128 1st January, 1920 1,191 1st January, 1925 1,072 1st January, 1930 957 1st January, 1935 798 1st January, 1940 776 Numbers of men and women employed by the National Coal Board are not available in the form required, but numbers on colliery books at January 1st and numbers of N.C.B. employees in the coal mining industry at end September in each year are given in Table 15 of the current Ministry of Power Digest of Energy Statistics.