§ MR. COOPER (Southwark, Bermondsey)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the public complaints of the unclean condition of many of the third-class carriages on the suburban lines of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway; whether any public authority is charged with the duty of inspecting the condition of railway carriages and prohibiting unclean carriages being used; and, if not, whether his Department has any power in the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) I have recently received a complaint in this matter which I have forwarded to the railway company. I now propose to invite the company's observations upon my hon. friend's Question, and will communicate with him in due course.