§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list in the Official Report the number of privately owned coal mines in Great Britain, where 631W they are located, how many employees they each employ; and what was the total output of coal from each mine for the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. EadieStatistics on total output and number of wage earners on colliery books for licensed mines are published in Tables 17 and 18 of the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics which is available in the Library of the House.
Detailed information on each individual licensed mine is held by the National Coal Board, and I have asked the Chairman of the Board to write to the hon. Member on this matter.