§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the total tonnage of deep-mined coal in the British Isles for 1978, the anticipated total tonnage for the current year and the number of miners employed in British pits in 1978.
§ Mr. MooreStatistics of coal production and colliery manpower are published in the Department's monthly statistical bulletinEnergy Trends.
Total deep-mined coal production during 1978 was 107.5 million tonnes and output for 1979 is expected to be at a similar level. The average number of wage earners on NCB colliery books for 1978 was 237,000.