§ 2. Mr. FREEMANasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is yet able to announce what action he is taking towards improving the working conditions of pit ponies?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe whole question of the care and treatment of pit ponies is receiving the personal attention of my hon. Friend the Secretary for Mines, who is not yet in a position to make any further statement on the subject.
§ Sir BERTRAM FALLEWould not a way out of the difficulty be to abolish the use of pit ponies altogether?
§ Mr. GRAHAMI understand that my hon. Friend is having a very full review made of all the information which is being obtained.
Viscountess ASTORIs it not the case that this question has been under review for the 13 years that I have been a Member of the House; and cannot the Government come to some conclusion upon it?