§ 81. Mr. A. WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the great number of accidents and the loss of life throughout the British coalfields caused by shots that have missed fire or blown out; and whether His Majesty's Government are prepared to make com- 1307 pulsory the use of some of the safety appliances now on the market with a view to minimising this danger?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI have been asked to reply. I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on the 15th June to a question asked by the hon. Member for Spennymoor.