§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what estimate he has made of the total number of jobs directly and indirectly dependent on the coal industry of(a) South Yorkshire and (b) North Yorkshire; what were these figures for five years and 10 years ago; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerFigures for the number of jobs indirectly dependent on the coal industry are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
36WInformation on jobs directly dependent on the coal industry for the areas and dates requested, is as follows:
North Yorkshire South Yorkshire March 1979 36,856 38,803 March 1984 31,710 31,840 March 1989 14,705 14,724 The data refer to men associated with British Coal's North and South Yorkshire areas.