§ SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean)To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what Reports have recently been received from His Majesty's inspectors of factories as to the ventilation of the Pimlico Clothing Factory; and what was the date of the last visit paid by His Majesty's women inspectors.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Gladstone.) As a result of the conference that took place last summer between the representatives of the two Departments, instructions were given by the War Office for the preparation of plans of an improved system of ventilation for the factory. In reply to a recent inquiry, I was informed by the Army Council that the matter is still under consideration, but that they hoped before long to communicate full details of the proposed improvements. The last visit paid by a 436 lady inspector was on the 10th April last.