§ MR. MARKHAMTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will state the names of the Departmental Committee he has nominated to inquire into the matter of accidents in mines; whether any of these gentlemen have any practical experience of coal mining or electricity, and whether any of them hold a first-class certificate; and, if not, whether he will forthwith appoint representatives of both the coal-owners and workmen to advise him on this inquiry.
(Answer.) I have not appointed any Committee to inquire into accidents in mines. That subject was fully investigated a few years ago by a Royal Commission. The Committee to which I referred, in answer to a Question some days ago, was appointed to report on the system of notification of accidents, not in mines only, but in all industries.—(Home Office.)