§ MR. MALCOLM (Suffolk, Stowmarket)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the result of an inquiry held after the railway collision which took place on 6th January outside London Bridge Station; whether he is aware that the report states that this collision, together with other recent ones, emphasises the need for improvement in the existing methods of fog signalling; and whether he will undertake to increase the public safety by advising railway companies to adopt some uniform system which shall satisfy the Board of Trade.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. RITCHIE,) CroydonYes, Sir. The report referred to has been under very careful consideration, together with that on the unfortunate accident at Wivelsfield. Immediately on the receipt of the reports I caused copies to be sent to the hon. secretary of the Associated Railway Companies and requested that the serious attention of the companies might be directed to Sir F. Marindin's observations in these reports as to the necessity for the adoption of some improved system of fog signalling on railways.