§ MR. LOUIS SINCLAIR (Essex, Romford)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether the Inquiry, as promised, has been held relating to the accident at Romford railway station on 31st March, at which a man met his death; and, if so, with what result; (2) whether the Board of Trade have decided to recommend that in all cases where shunting operations are carried on by horses on any main line there should be two men with each pair of horses, whereas in this case there was only one; and (3) whether, seeing that the man after meeting with such a serious accident, had to be carried away on an ordinary wooden hurdle, he will endeavour to press upon the railway companies the necessity of providing a proper ambulance at all shunting stations on main lines, so that in case of accident the sufferer may be carried away without aggravated suffering?
§ MR. RITCHIEYes, Sir; the Board of Trade have just received the report. It recommends that consideration should be given to the necessity for providing a second man in such cases, and the recommendation will be communicated to the company. I will direct the attention of the Railway Association to the third paragraph of the hon. Member's Question.