§ Colonel DAYasked the Home Secretary whether any representation has been made by his Department to the Ministry of Health calling attention to the primitive sanitary conveniences in factories in the West Riding of Yorkshire and parts of the textile manufacturing area in Lancashire, more especially in regard to the absence of intervening ventilating 968W space between the workrooms and dry closets, due in the main to the failure of local authorities to insist on adequate sanitary arrangements; and whether it is proposed to take any legislative action to ensure that the sanitary arrangements of factories employing large numbers of workpeople shall be put in a satisfactory condition?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSYes, Sir. The position was discussed with the Ministry of Health some time ago with special reference to the areas in question, and in a number of cases the Ministry have given valuable assistance by stimulating the local authorities to insist on better arrangements. As, however, the Annual Report of the Chief Inspector shows, the position is by no means satisfactory, and the question of making better provision in regard to this matter has been receiving my consideration.