§ 79. Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Secretary for Mines the number of boys under 16 years of age employed in the coal-mining industry in 1930, and at the latest date on which figures are available, giving separate figures for Lancashire and Cheshire?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Captain Crookshank)In December, 1930, the number of boys under 16 years of age employed in the coal-mining industry in Great Britain was 36,545 and in December, 1934, 28,794. The corresponding figures for Lancashire and Cheshire were 2,059 and 1,481, respectively.