§ Major GLYNasked the Home Secretary when the following Committees will issue their Reports; and, if not, whether, considering the length of time they have been established, he will consider setting a time limit to their activities; East India Wool and Cotton Cardrooms?
§ Mr. CLYNESThe East India Wool (Disinfection Costs) Committee have already presented their main Report, which was published in the autumn of 1928. This Report dealt with the woollen and felt trades which comprise nearly the whole of the works in which East India wool is used. It was subsequently thought desirable that the worsted trade which uses a small quantity of this wool, 65W should be included, and the Committee were asked to arrange for further tests accordingly. This supplementary inquiry is already well advanced, and the Report is expected within the next few months. The Committee on Dust in Cotton Card-rooms has also made good progress, but its inquiry is a laborious one, and I understand that the Committee may not be in a position to report for a considerable 66W time. A large number of medical examinations of workers have to be carried out and the mortality figures for particular sets of workers have to be critically compared. The Committee are engaged on an important inquiry and their work cannot be hurried, but I am assured that they are anxious to expedite it as much as possible and that there will be no unreasonable delay.