HC Deb 10 June 1892 vol 5 c695
MR. CHANNING

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade when the Return of Hours of Railway Servants in excess of ten hours, for December, 1891, will be issued to the House?

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.

I regret that the Return of hours of railway servants in excess of ten hours to which the hon. Member refers is not yet ready, but every effort will be made to present it to the House at the earliest possible moment.

MR. CHANNING

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade when the Return giving extracts from the Reports of the Inspectors of the Board of Trade, in which they have drawn attention to instances of excessive hours of work in reporting upon accidents inquired into by them since 1884, will be issued?

SIR M. HICKS BEACH

The Return of instances of excessive hours of work extracted from the Reports of the Board of Trade Railway Inspectors upon accidents was presented last night.