HC Deb 01 December 1987 vol 123 cc511-2W
Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the number of wage earners on colliery books for each year since 1979 and give the most recent figure available.

Mr. Michael Spicer

I understand from British Coal Corporation that the number of wage earners on colliery books for each financial year since 1979 and up to 21 November 1987 are as follows:

Address of landfill waste disposal site Waste disposal authority area Significant hazardous waste components authorised
Central Region
Kinneil Kerse Tip, Bo'ness Foreshore, Bo'ness Falkirk DC Asbestos and toxic industrial wastes
West Carron, Carron Road, Falkirk Falkirk DC Asbestos
Lower Polmaise, Fallin, Stirling Stirling DC Asbestos
Fife Region
East Forthar Farm, Kingskettle, Ladybank North East Fife DC Dyestuffs waste
Grampian Region
Little Clinterty, Clinterty, Aberdeen City of Aberdeen DC Some chemical wastes
Blackdog Farm (North), Bridge of Don Gordon DC Asbestos
Highland Region
Council Site, Brackletter, Spean Bridge Lochaber DC Asbestos
Lothian Region
Levenseat Landfill Ltd, Levenseat Quarry, Fauldhouse West Lothian Asbestos
Strathclyde Region
Stevenston Works Tip, Stevenston Cunninghame DC Chemical industry wastes
Greenoakhill Tip, Hamilton Road, Broomhouse, Glasgow City of Glasgow DC Major site for toxic waste
Craignaught Quarry, Dunlop Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC Asbestos
Gartverrie Quarry, Glenboig Monklands DC Asbestos
Lanarkshire Lagoons, Ravenscraig Works, Motherwell Motherwell DC Industrial sludges
Coke Ovens Area, Ravenscraig Works, Motherwell Motherwell DC Emergency disposal of coke manufacturing effluents into boreholes
Tweeniehills Quarry, Kilbarchan Renfrew DC Tanning wastes
Birdston, Kirkintilloch Strathkelvin DC Major site for toxic liquids and industrial wastes
Tayside Region

Number
31 March 1979 232,398
29 March 1980 233,163
28 March 1981 224,841
27 March 1982 212,843
26 March 1983 202,669
31 March 1984 181,083
30 March 1985 171,379
29 March 1986 138,490
28 March 1987 109,944
21 November 1987 104,079

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