HC Deb 29 May 1930 vol 239 cc1493-4W
Mr. G. HIRST

asked the Secretary for Mines how many fatal accidents happened to boys under 16 years of age in the mines in Great Britain in 1927, 1928 and 1929; and how many non-fatal accidents happened to boys under 16 years of age in the mines of Great Britain in 1927, 1928 and 1929?

Mr. TURNER

The following table shows the number of boys under 16 years of age killed and injured by accidents at mines under the Coal Mines Act during the years 1927, 1928 and 1929:

Year. Number of Boys under 16 years of age who were
Killed. Disabled for more than 3 days.
1927 37 7,635
1928 36 7,216
1929 43 8,373

Mr. HIRST

asked the Secretary for Mines how many fatal accidents happened in the mines of Great Britain in 1927, 1928, and 1929; and how many non-fatal accidents happened in the mines of Great Britain in 1927, 1928, and 1929?

Mr. TURNER

The number of persons killed and injured by accidents at mines under the Coal Mines Act during the years 1927, 1928, and 1929 was as follows:

Year. Number of persons killed. Number of persons disabled for more than three days.
1927 1,128 173,449
1928 989 161,790
1929 1,076 175,899