§ Sir A. Wilsonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will make a statement giving particulars of the Royal Commissions and Committees of Inquiry, excluding Standing and Statutory Committees, appointed by Government during the last or previous Parliaments and which are still sitting?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleThe following statement gives particulars of the Royal Commissions and Committees of Inquiry (excluding Standing and Statutory Committees) appointed by the Government during the last or previous Parliaments which are still sitting:
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Name of Commission or Committee. Object of Inquiry. Remarks. Local Government and Public Health Law Consolidation. To consider the grouping of enactments in regard to consolidated legislation. First Interim Report—March, 1933. Second Interim Report—January, 1936. Police organization To inquire into the organisation and procedure of the police forces in England and Wales for the detection of crime. — Local Authorities Buildings. To inquire into the cost of construction and maintenance of local authorities buildings. — Street Lighting To examine and report on the steps to be taken for securing more efficient street lighting. Interim Report—September, 1935. Flats for the working classes. To inquire into methods of construction, etc. of flats suitable for the working classes. Interim Report—May, 1935. Noise To consider the principal causes of noise in the operation of mechanically propelled vehicles. First Interim Report—August, 1935. Second Interim Report—July, 1936. Survey of Air Defence To consider how far recent advances in scientific and technical knowledge can be used to strengthen the present methods of defence against hostile aircraft. Interim Report— May, 1935. Poor Law (Scotland) To examine the existing statutory provisions relating to the relief of the poor in Scotland. — Tyneside Local Government (Royal Commission). To examine the system of local government in that area and to consider what changes, if any, might be made to ensure greater economy and efficiency. — Ordnance Survey (a) To consider what measures are necessary to accelerate the revision of Ordnance Survey maps. Interim Report—December, 1935. (b) To consider what immediate steps are possible in the meantime to revise Ordnance Survey maps to the extent necessary for the purpose of town and country planning schemes. (c) To review the scales and styles of maps placed on sale. (d) To review conditions upon which reproduction of maps is permitted. Poultry To consider present methods of supply and distribution of hatching eggs, day-old chicks, and breeding stock in Great Britain, both generally and with particular reference to the reduction of poultry mortality, and to make recommendations. — Workmen's Compensation Acts. To inquire into and make recommendations on— — (i) the operation of the Acts in relation to workmen affected by Miner's Nystagmus; (ii) the system of medical examination and certification by medical referees and certifying surgeons in force under the Acts. To inquire into and report on the working of the provisions and practice relating to the settlement of workmen's compensation claims by the payment of lump sums.