§ MR. P. BARLOW (Bedford)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the frequency of accidents involving loss of life and personal injuries arising from the ignition or explosion of petrol and other vapours; and whether he is prepared to take any, and, if so, what, steps to ascertain whether any means exist of preventing such accidents.
§ MR. GLADSTONEI have had this matter under my consideration, and I hope shortly to be able to appoint a small Committee to consider the question of the use of mechanical devices to diminish the dangers attendant on the storage of petrol spirit.
§ MR. P. BARLOWAnd will the Committee be asked to consider the necessity of any alteration of the law affecting these matters?
§ MR. GLADSTONEwas understood to reply in the affirmative.