§ 8. Mr. Boydenasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what investigations are being currently undertaken under his auspices into the importance of fatigue as a cause of industrial accidents.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThe Medical Research Council is carrying out studies on the effects of fatigue as part of a wide programme of research on factors affecting the safety, comfort and efficiency of industrial workers. I will send the hon. Member details of these studies.
§ Mr. BoydenDoes the research look particularly at the vast increase in juvenile accidents, and has it got any bearing on what responsible trade union leaders think—that there is a very great correlation between accidents and juvenile fatigue?
§ Mr. FreethI cannot say, offhand, that it has a special emphasis on the juvenile problem, but that is, in fact, considered as part of the general problem among all-age groups.