§ 41. Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Secretary for Mines the number of mining disaster funds now in existence throughout Great Britain; and the total balance of the said funds?
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe latest information in my possession about colliery accident funds is contained in a Parliamentary Paper issued on 30th July, 1925, a copy of which I am sending to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. MACDONALDWill the hon. Gentleman try to get information more up-to-date?
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe information which I propose to send to the hon. Member terminated on the 30th July, 1925. I shall do what I can to get more useful and up-to-date figures.
§ Mr. SHINWELLAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate such information as is available in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The only information available relates to persons under 20 years of age and is as follows. This information was not collected prior to 1925, and is not yet available for 1930.