§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with respect to the Commission to inquire into Explosions in Coal Mines from Coaldust, which has been sitting for some time, what is the present position of the inquiry; and whether the House will soon be in possession of the Report of the Commission?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. ASQUITH, Fife, E.)At the conclusion of the evidence the Commission adjourned, in order to await the result of certain experiments. These experiments are now finished, and I am informed by the Chairman that they will now proceed to the immediate consideration of the Report, which he hopes will be presented not later than the end of June next.