§ MR. ASCROFT (Oldham)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider the advisability of introducing a Bill, at as early a date as possible, with a view to carrying out the recommendations made by the Committee appointed to inquire into the working of the Cotton Cloth Factories Act 1889, etc., for the preservation of the health of the workpeople employed in the textile industries, or whether the Government will be prepared to support such a Bill, if introduced by a private Member?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY,) Lancashire, BlackpoolThere has not been sufficient time as yet for the full and proper consideration of the Committee's recommendations; but they are being carefully considered at the present moment, and, of course, I shall be glad to consider at the same time any suggestions which hon. Members may desire to make.