17. Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the collapse of a scaffold at Prince Consort Road, Queen's Gate, through which a mason was fatally injured, the coroner's jury finding that the staging was not strong enough for the purpose for which the men upon it were engaged; and whether he will take into consideration the advisability of proceeding with the Building Operations and Engineering Works Bill which was intro- 819 duced in 1908, in order that effective precautions may be taken to prevent such accidents in future?
§ Mr. McKENNAI have received a report on this accident, from which it appears that it was due to the faulty construction of the scaffold, and that it would not have occurred if the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on Building Accidents had been carried out. I very much regret that it has not been found possible so far to make any progress with the Buildings Bill, but it has not been lost sight of, and my hon. Friend may be assured that I shall do my best to press it forward at the first opportunity.