LETTER OF 15TH OCTOBER FROM THE MINISTER OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. In regard to the return of ex-miners to the mines about which you wrote to me on 9th October, the latest figure up to 13th October is 23,938, and we hope to reach the agreed target of 25,000 within the next ten days or so. As things have worked out there does not really seem to be a good prospect of going much beyond this. There has turned out to be a surprisingly large number of ex-miners who are unfit, or can make out a case that they are unfit, and while we obtain medical evidence about doubtful cases, nothing much more can be done about this very large category.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide Region 8: Wales (Cardiff HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/5/18
- Document Types
- Memorandum Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 71/5
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 174
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000005.018
- Keywords
- Children Coal Employment Labour Shortages Labour Supply Miners Mining Public Health Reserved Occupations
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Durham Yorkshire
- Organizations Discussed
- Board of Trade Coal Production Council Lord President's Committee Ministry of Labour and National Service
- Pages
- 3
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Labour Supply Relations
