§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people were employed in full-time equivalent terms in the coal mining industry in(a) 1992 and (b) 1996. [2665]
§ Mr. PageAvailable information is as follows:
Employees in Great Britain Mining and agglomeration of hard coal1 Full-time Part-time Total 19912 76,700 700 77,400 19932 32,400 400 32,700 19953 10,400 200 10,600 1 Standard Industrial Classification 1992. 2 Sources: Census of Employment September 1991 and September 1993, Office for National Statistics. The census of employment was conducted every two years, so data are not available for even numbered years. 3 Source: Annual Employment Survey September 1995 (which replaced the biennial census of Employment) Office for National Statistics.