§ 16. Colonel Ropnerasked the Secretary for Mines the number of miners employed in Yorkshire below the age of 16 and between the ages of 16 and 18 for the last three years, respectively?
§ Captain CrookshankAs the reply involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. and gallant Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The information is as follows:
| Number of Wage-earners under 16 years of age and 16 and under 18 years of age employed at mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, in Yorkshire in December, 1934, 1935 and 1936. | ||
| Year | Under 16 years of age. | 16and under 18 years of age. |
| 1934 … | 5,641 | 6,415 |
| 1935 … | 5,960 | 6,349 |
| 1936 … | 5,828 | 7,681 |