§ Mr. WARDLEasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that the offices of the goods 1021 clerical staff at Rugby, Tipton, Great Bridge, Albion, Spon Lane, and Wolverhampton, on the London and North-Western Railway, are occupied night and day; whether he is aware that in some cases the buildings are only one-storeyed wooden sheds, and in one case the office is built over the side of a canal; and whether, in view of the danger to the health of the clerical staff, he will consider the advisability of seeking powers for the inspection of railway offices?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Herbert Samuel)The Secretary of State has no in-information with regard to the offices in question, which do not come within the jurisdiction of the Home Office. The matters complained of appear to be such as would properly fall within the scope of the law relating to public health.