HC Deb 14 July 1926 vol 198 c404
57. Mr. PENNY

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, seeing that Colonel J. W. Pringle, who was appointed to inquire into the fatal railway accident which occurred at St. Margaret's, Edinburgh, on 10th May, reported that after the accident had occurred railwaymen on strike, trained and normally employed on breakdown work, were asked by others who were loyal to the company to assist in clearing the debris and rescuing passengers, and they refused to assist, he will introduce legislation to make such conduct a punishable offence?

The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Colonel Ashley)

I have been asked to answer this question. Sir John Pringle refers in his report to evidence given at the Inquiry on this matter, but I do not consider that legislation would serve any useful purpose,

Mr. PENNY

Does the right hon. Gentleman consider this inhuman conduct conforms at all with "peaceful picketing"?