HC Deb 21 February 1905 vol 141 cc776-7
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Board of Trade inspectors will take steps to satisfy themselves that when railways are electrified proper arrangements are made for the protection of the lives of the surface men and other employees.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR, Leeds, Central)

The Answer is in the affirmative.