§ Mr. Edwin Wainwright asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will list the number of pit closures that have taken place in the coal mining industry in each calendar year since 1965 up to and including 1980; (2) if he will give the manpower figures in the coal mining industry in each year from 1965 up to and including 1980.
§ Mr. John Moore:The following information is derived from the National Coal Board's annual reports and accounts.
1965 40 491,000 1966 52 455,700 1967 46 419,400 1968 51 391,900 1969 55 336,300 1970 19 305,100 1971 6 287,200 1972 3 281,500 1973 8 268,000 1974 18 252,000 1975 10 246,000 1976 50 247,100 1977 3 242,000 1978 5 240,500 1979 9 234,900 1980 5 232,500 1981 9 229,800