§ MR. BROADHURST (Nottingham, W.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Board of Trade has, since the Report of the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes was presented, made any inquiries under "The Cheap Trains Act, 1883," respecting the manner in which railways carrying passengers from and to London and other centres of population, have performed their obligations of providing workmen's trains
for workmen going to and returning to their work, at such fares, and at such times, between 6 o'clock in the evening and 8 o'clock in the morning, as appears to the Board of Trade to be reasonable;and, whether any Railway Companies have been slow or have altogether neglected to provide workmen's trains?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH, Bristol, W.)The Board of Trade have in several instances made inquiries respecting the manner in which the railways carrying passengers to and from London have performed their obligations as regards working men's trains, and they have recently addressed a Circular to 12 companies having termini in London asking them for detailed statements made up to date. When these statements have been received copies will be presented to Parliament.