MR. PHILIPPS (Lanark, Mid)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that the medical officer at Newton-Collieries, Cambuslang, was appointed by the masters, though he is paid entirely by the men; that a large number of the 843 miners have expressed a wish for a change in the medical officer, but that the officials of the colliery refuse to entertain the idea of a change or to allow a ballot to be taken on this question; and whether he will consider the advisability of introducing a Bill to provide that men who pay for their own medical officer should be able to choose him themselves?
§ MR. MATTHEWSThe Secretary of State has no power to interfere in the matter.