§ MR. W. E. HARVEY (Derbyshire, N.E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will state how many lives have been lost by shaft accidents and overwinding at collieries in England, Scotland, and Wales during the year 1907; and whether he proposes to bring in legislation during this session of Parliament to regulate the speed of winding when men are descending and ascending the mines.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GLADSTONE,) Leeds, W.Ninety-seven lives were lost in 1907 through shaft accidents in mines under the Coal Mines Act, of which six were lost through overwinding. The question of winding speeds is, I understand, being considered by the Royal Commission on mines; and it will be desirable to wait for their Report before introducing any fresh legislation.