BRITISH POLITICS
! RAISING SCHOOL LEAVING AGE BILL IN HOUSE OF COMMONS EFFECT ON UNEMPLOYMENT (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, 29th May. The Government's Education Bill, which raises tho school leaving age from 14 to 15 years was debated on the second reading in the House of Commons to-day. The President of the Board of Education (Sir Charles Trcvoiyan) explaining its scope, said that bv giving another year's schooling to over. 100,000 children competition of children in the labour market would incidentally bo reduced and work would thus be provided for 100,000 people now receiving unemployment benefit, representing a £3,000,000 saving in unemployment benefit.
Tho total cost of raising the school age would bo £5,500,000. To accommodate children in view of the proposed leaving age change, 100 new schools were being built and there were 150 school enlargements going on.
SECOND READING CARRIED
LONDON, 30LF May
The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Education Bill by 280 votes to 223.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 31 May 1930, Page 9
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