§ 16. Mr. D. GRENFELL (for Sir W. JENKINS)asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has received representations from the coal owners and coal miners from South Wales upon the recommendations of the committee of investigation into the Miners' Welfare Fund upon the question of centralising the fund and eliminating district allocation and control of funds; and whether he will continue the practice hitherto prevailing, which has given satisfaction amongst the mining population of South Wales?
§ Mr. E. BROWNThe answer to the first part of the question is, Yes. With regard to the second part, I have asked the Miners' Welfare Committee for their views on these and other questions arising out of the report of the committee of inquiry and affecting the industry as a whole. When I receive their reply, I shall carefully consider it in con- 184 junction with the representations I have already received from the Mining Association and the Miners' Federation, before arriving at any decisions in the matter.