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79.
Mr. Ross
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of persons employed in the Ayrshire coalfields in April, 1947, 1946 and 1938, respectively.
Mr. Shinwell
The average number of wage-earners on colliery books in Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire in April, 1938, was 12,200; in April, 1946, it was 12,700; and in April, 1947, 12,900.