§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list(a) the collieries operative in Wales and (b) the number of miners employed in (i) Wales and (ii) Great Britain, in (1) 1971, (2) 1981 and (3) 1991.
§ Mr. EggarThere are currently four British Coal collieries operating in Wales—Betws, Taff Merthyr and Tower in south Wales and Point of Ayr in north Wales. The total number of men on colliery books employed by British Coal in Wales and Britain in 1971–72, 1981–82 were as follows:
South Wales North Wales Britain 1971–72 36,100 2,500 274,000 1981–82 24,300 1,200 212,800 1991–92 890 455 43,800 In addition, British Coal currently licences about 140 deep mines, about 100 of which are in south Wales. The licensed sector employs around 1,500 men, of whom about 800 are employed in south Wales. Figures for 1971–72 and 1981–82 are not readily available.