§ 16. Mr. Beechmanasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is taking steps to assist research into protective measures against silicosis in tin mining.
§ Mr. ShinwellI have arranged to co-operate in an investigation recently started in Cornwall by the Medical Research Council. This investigation, so I am informed, will include X-ray examinations 160 of men employed in tin mining and tests to determine the preventive and curative effects of inhaling aluminium powder.