§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many young persons between the ages of 14 and 16 are employed in the mining industry below ground?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe number of boys between the ages of 14 and 16 years employed below ground at mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, was 8,803 at mid-December, 1942. Figures for 1943 are not yet available.