HC Deb 21 March 1994 vol 240 c41W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his current estimate of the number of coal mining jobs lost since 1979 in the South Yorkshire area.

Mr. Eggar

Since March 1979, the number of coal mining jobs lost in the South Yorkshire area, including Barnsley and Doncaster, is 47,956.