§ 5 Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Under-Secretary of State for India (1) whether he has now received a Report of the inquiry into the cause of the accident which occurred at the Mudidih colliery, Shairia coalfield, India, in April, 1928, and, if so, will he make it available to Members in the Library: and, if it is not yet available, what is the attributed cause of the accident;
(2) what was the total number of persons killed and the total number of persons injured, and how many of them were women and children, in the accident at the Mudidih colliery, Shairia coalfield, India, which occurred during the month of April, 1928;
(3) whether he is aware that the general secretary of the Indian Colliery Employés' Union was refused permission by the colliery management to visit the place of the serious fatal accident which occurred at the Mudidih colliery, Shairia coalfield, in April this year; and will he take the necessary steps to empower any duly accredited official of the Indian 949 Miners' Union to visit the place of accident in or about the mines on future occasions?
§ Earl WINTERTONMy Noble Friend has no information, beyond what has appeared in the public Press, on the subject of these three questions, but will inquire as to the facts.