SIR CHARLES DILKEForest of Dean) (Gloucestershire,To ask Mr. Attorney-General, with reference to the statement made on behalf of the then Government, July 12th, 1897, that it was their intention to turn the compensation warrant as to Crown workmen into a scheme under the Workmen (Compensation for Accidents) Act, whether the scheme under the Act is still in force, and will be reconsidered in connection with any changes to be introduced by the Government Bill of the present session.
(Answered by Mr. Victor Cavendish.) The scheme accepted by Government workmen under Section 3 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897, is still in force. Before any new scheme is proposed for their acceptance full consideration will be given to any alterations that
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