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Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the loss of mining jobs in Ayrshire over the past 12 months; and what applications his Department has made for EEC funds to assist with programmes of retraining and rehabilitation, especially with regard to the Doon Valley district of South Ayrshire.
Mr. Eadie
In Ayrshire, in the 12 months to September 1975, no collieries were closed, and the number of men on colliery books rose by 13. However, four collieries closed between January 1973 and August 1974, and readaptation aid in respect of the men made redundant is
| Number of wage-earners on colliery books (thousands) | Average output per manshift* | ||||
| At the face (cwts.) | Overall (cwts.) | ||||
| Week ending— | |||||
| 28th September 1974 | … | … | 246 | 153·00 | 44·26 |
| 27th September 1975 | … | … | 248 | 147·92 | 42·85 |
| * Excludes capital working and tip coal. | |||||