§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the present output per manshift in the coal mining industry at the coal face and overall, at the latest available date; and what were the figures in the corresponding months in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanThe information is as follows:
OUTPUT PER MANSHIFT AT NCB MINES (cwts.) Face Overall September 1968 128.2 40.8 September 1969 134.3 42.4 September 1970 139.2 43.2 September 1971 137.6 42.5 September 1972 144.3 44.5 September 1973 148.2 44.3 Information on the coal industry, including manpower, stocks and productivity statistics, is published regularly in the Department's magazine "Trade and Industry" and in the "Monthly Digest of Statistics" published by the Central Statistical Office. Copies are available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what are 708W the present stocks of coal, distributed and undistributed.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanThe information is as follows:
COAL STOCKS 13TH OCTOBER 1973 Million tons undistributed 13.4 distributed 22.3 Total 35.7