Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland. – in the House of Commons at on 24 July 1934.
Sir William Jenkins
, Neath
asked the Secretary for Mines (1) what is the total export trade of coal from all the South Wales ports for the years 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933, and the latest available figures for 1934; and will he give each port separately;
(2) what number of boys between 14 and 16 years of age are working under-. ground in Great Britain; and what number in South Wales, giving separate figures for 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and up to June, 1934;
(3) what number of boys between the ages of 14 and 16 years were injured underground in Great Britain for 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and the latest available date, giving separate figures for South Wales and Monmouthshire; and how many were fatally injured for the, same period?
Mr George Hall
, Merthyr Tydfil Aberdare
asked the. Secretary for Mines the amount of coal exported from this country to the Irish Free State, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the Argentine for the six months ending 30th June of each year from 1928 to the present year, inclusive; and the exports from the Bristol Channel ports separately:
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
As the replies to these questions involve statistical tables, I will,
| (5) | |||||||||
| Port | Quantity of Coal exported from Bristol Channel Ports in | ||||||||
| 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934 (January to June). | ||||
| Thousand tons. | |||||||||
| Bristol | … | … | … | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cardiff | … | … | … | 14,789 | 13,278 | 10,267 | 9,193 | 8,786 | 4,375 |
| Gloucester | … | … | … | 39 | 53 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
| Llanelly | … | … | … | 376 | 409 | 438 | 496 | 471 | 246 |
| Milford | … | … | … | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Newport | … | … | … | 4,161 | 4,109 | 3,125 | 2,193 | 1,964 | 977 |
| Port Talbot | … | … | … | 1,983 | 2,199 | 1,433 | 1,717 | 1,904 | 960 |
| Swansea | … | … | … | 3,359 | 3,246 | 2,721 | 2,874 | 2,913 | 1,299 |
| TOTAL | … | … | … | 24,716 | 23,299 | 18,004 | 16,504 | 16,064 | 7,872 |
| (7) | |||||||
| The information, so far as it is available, is as follows: | |||||||
| Year | Number of boys under 16 years of age killed and injured below ground at mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, in Great Britain and South Wales and Monmouthshire. | ||||||
| Great Britain. | South Wales and Monmouthshire. | ||||||
| Killed. | Injured. | Killed. | Injured. | ||||
| 1929 | … | … | … | 40 | 7,122 | 3 | 1,444 |
| 1930 | … | … | … | 24 | 6,306 | 3 | 1,315 |
| 1931 | … | … | … | 25 | 4,617 | 9 | 1,015 |
| 1932 | … | … | … | 17 | 3,613 | 7 | 794 |
| 1933 | … | … | … | 15 | 3,253 | 2 | 783 |
| 1934 (to 14th July) | … | 5 | Not available | — | Not available |
| (8) | ||||||||
| Destination. | Quantity of coal exported during the first six months of | |||||||
| 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | ||
| Thousand Tons. | ||||||||
| (a) From the United Kingdom. | ||||||||
| Irish Free State | … | 1,177 | 1,188 | 1,189 | 1,173 | 1,147 | 664 | 520 |
| France | … | 4,575 | 5,950 | 6,774 | 5,518 | 4,519 | 4,408 | 3,990 |
| Italy | … | 3,404 | 3,460 | 3,728 | 2,896 | 2,675 | 2,462 | 2,254 |
| Germany | … | 2,507 | 2,430 | 2,391 | 1,822 | 1,277 | 1,027 | 1,435 |
| Denmark | … | 816 | 969 | 862 | 711 | 902 | 1,248 | 1,488 |
| Sweden | … | 550 | 814 | 950 | 425 | 556 | 741 | 1,030 |
| Norway | … | 585 | 758 | 667 | 309 | 449 | 500 | 742 |
| Argentina | … | 1,370 | 1,342 | 1,255 | 1,054 | 957 | 940 | 948 |
| (b) From Bristol Channel Ports. | ||||||||
| Irish Free State | … | 249 | 257 | 268 | 236 | 232 | 113 | 111 |
| France | … | 2,579 | 3,229 | 3,764 | 2,774 | 2,576 | 2,545 | 2,425 |
| Italy | … | 1,583 | 1,506 | 1,969 | 1,487 | 1,229 | 1,106 | 1,079 |
| Germany | … | 39 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| Denmark | … | 21 | 17 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 19 |
| Sweden | … | 41 | 39 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 33 |
| Norway | … | 35 | 40 | 44 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 25 |
| Argentina | … | 1,231 | 1,188 | 1,048 | 894 | 777 | 777 | 768 |
