HC Deb 05 November 1973 vol 863 c46W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish figures showing the extent of the coal industry's loss of manpower in the last two years.

Mr. Emery

Net reduction of manpower in the coal industry over the last two years to the latest date for which statistics are available is: October 1971 to October 1972, 15,409; October 1972 to October 1973, 17,145.