§ 14. Mr. E. J. Williamsasked the Secretary for Mines whet her he is aware of the serious financial loss sustained by inhabitants of Pontycymmer and Blaengarw, Glamorgan, due to mining subsidence; and whether he will undertake to hold an inquiry with a view to compensating those people who have lost their homes and effects on properties affected?
§ Captain CrookshankI have not received any special information in this matter, and, in any case, I am afraid that I have no funds available for the payment of compensation. The answer to both parts of the question, therefore, is in the negative.
§ Mr. WilliamsIs the hon. and gallant Gentleman prepared to consult the Prime Minister with a view to setting up an inquiry because of the serious financial loss incurred by a large number of inhabitants and local authorities in roads and drainage?
§ 19. Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary for Mines whether he has had under consideration the damage to the houses of owner-occupiers in the Broken Cross district of Hamilton and elsewhere in the Scottish mining coalfield caused by the withdrawal of coal, not from directly underneath the houses, but at a lateral distance of 250 feet or more from the vertical line of such houses; and whether 833 he has any legislative proposals in view regarding the compensating of such owner-occupiers in respect of such damage?
§ Captain CrookshankThe answer to both parts of the question is in the negative.