§ MR. BELLOn behalf of the hon. Member for Stockport, I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the erection and use of locomotive engines for the purposes of shunting on the London and North Western Railway, which are inimical to the health and safety of the employees on that railway; whether he has power under the Railway (Prevention of Accidents) Act to inquire into, inspect, or prohibit the use of such locomotives until the objectionable features in their construction have been removed.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEIf the hon. Member will be good enough to furnish me with particulars of the shunting engines to which he refers, and of the nature of the objectionable features which they possess, I shall be prepared to consider whether the Board of Trade could take any action with regard thereto.