§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the collieries closed since May 1979 in Scotland; and if he will give details of the numbers of jobs lost at each colliery.
§ Mr. RifkindThe Scottish collieries that have closed since May 1979 are named in the table. In each case the numbers of jobs recorded refer to men on the colliery books at the end of the previous financial year. I understand that there have been no compulsory redundancies associated with these closures.
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Year and colliery Men on colliery books 1980–81 Lady Victoria 638 Roger 86 1981–82 Bedley 697 Kinneil 547 Polmaise 271 1983–84 Cardowan 1,092 Highhouse 301 Sorn 202 1986–87 Comrie 534 Polkemmet 35
Year and colliery Men on colliery books 1987–88 Seafield/Frances 647 1988–89 Barony 403 Solsgirth 805 1989–90 Bilston Glen (including Monktonhall) 731