HC Deb 20 March 1891 vol 351 cc1534-5
DR. CAMERON (Glasgow, College)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to an accident involving the loss of three lives and the serious burning of a number of men, which occurred at Gartshorrie Ironworks, on Tuesday night; whether he has yet come to any decision as to instituting a special public inquiry into the two fatal and mysterious explosions in ironworks in Glasgow, to which his attention was last week called by Questions; and whether he will include the Gartsherrie accident in the scope of the inquiry?

MR. D. CRAWFORD (Lanark, N.E.)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the fatal accident at Gartsherrie Ironworks; and whether he will order a special inquiry into the cause of it?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. STUART WORTLEY,) Sheffield, Hallam

The Secretary of State's attention has been called to the accident at the Gartsherrie Iron Works, and he is now in communication with the Secretary for Scotland with regard to the question, whether a special inquiry shall be held into all or any of these accidents.