§ 38. Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide an estimate of the number of workers, whether employed by the National Coal Board or otherwise, who are being affected in their daily working pattern by the present coal industry dispute.
§ Mr. GummerThe present coal industry dispute is directly affecting some 45,000 miners who are working and some 135,000 who are not. Like all industrial disputes, it puts employment at risk and its consequence is likely to be a loss of jobs.