§ Mr. Carterasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the average basic wage paid in the coal mining industries of those Common Market countries which possess such industries.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkI regret that the information is not available.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the numbers of days lost through industrial disputes per 1,000 men 430W employed in the coal mining industry in each of the past 15 years.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkFollowing is the information:
COAL MINING Year Working days lost per 1,000 employees 1958 600 1959 475 1960 700 1961 1,100 1962 475 1963 550 1964 500 1965 750 1966 225 1967 225 1968 125 1969 2,700 1970 3,050 1971 175 1972 32,750 1st January to 31st October 1973 (provisional) 250