§ 37. Commander MARSDENasked the Home Secretary if he is aware that the existence of the Home Office Museum is not generally known; that the word museum is a misomer; and what steps he proposes to take to advertise more widely the services which this institution can render to industry?
§ Sir J. GILMOURMuch has been done to bring the object and character of this valuable institution to the notice both of the public generally and of those to whom it is likely to be of special interest and use. I agree, however, with my hon. and gallant Friend that it ought to be more widely known than it is, and that with greater publicity the services it already renders to industry could be greatly increased. I will consider what further steps can be taken within the resources at our disposal and I should welcome any suggestion which any Member 21 of the House may have to offer. The institution is a permanent exhibition of up-to-date practical methods for promoting the safety, health and welfare of workpeople, particularly in factories; and if any happier title than "Industrial Museum" can be suggested, I shall be glad to consider it.
§ Sir ARTHUR MICHAEL SAMUELWill my right hon. Friend consider a suggestion to show some of those exhibits at the British Industries Fair, such, for instance, as those for the protection of human life in factories?