§ 50. Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Pay master-General, as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether he can give any information on the experiments carried out by mining engineers in Canada into the prevention of silicosis by the disposal of quantities of metallic aluminium powder in dust clouds in mines; and whether, in view of the success claimed for this method of prevention, he will have similar experiments conducted in this country?
The Paymaster-General (Earl Winter-ton)The special committee advising the Medical Research Council on industrial pulmonary diseases is maintaining close contact with the Canadian investigators of this method, and some related experiments are being made here under the committe's direction.
§ Mr. GriffithsCan the right hon. Gentleman say when these investigations will be completed?
§ Earl WintertonNo, Sir. Experiments are still being carried out, and it is proposed to send a research worker to Canada.
§ Mr. GriffithsWill the conclusions of the investigators in this country have to be published?
§ Earl WintertonI shall have to have notice of that question, but I imagine the answer is, certainly yes.