§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the number of full-time employees in the coal industry; and what proportion of the numbers so employed in 1979 this represents.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe number of full-time employees in the coal industry at the end of February 1988 was 123,822, which is 43 per cent. of the corresponding number at the end of February 1979.