HC Deb 08 July 1930 vol 241 c230
49. Mr. COCKS

asked the Secretary for Mines how many boys, under the age of 16, are at present working underground in the coal mines?

Mr. SHINWELL

In December, 1929, the latest date for which definite information is available, the total number of boys under 16 years of age employed below ground at coal mines was 28,800.

Viscountess ASTOR

If the Bill raising the school age to 15 is passed, would not it take these boys out of the mines?