HC Deb 11 January 1993 vol 216 c625W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information she has on the number of people employed in(a) deep mining and (b) the offshore oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom.

Mr. McLoughlin

The available information is as follows:

Employees in employment: Great Britain October 1992
Number
Deep coal mines 53,000
Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas 48,000

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