§ Mr. LEWIS HASLAMasked the Minister of Munitions whether, in order to save £12,500 per annum, the Retrenchment Committee has reported in favour of the discontinuance of the services of certifying surgeons in connection with factories and workshops; and, if so, in view of the number of inexperienced persons employed at the present time in occupations in which accidents are likely to occur, 683W will he inquire into the question of the desirability or otherwise of the adoption of this recommendation?
Mr. SAMUELThe recommendation of the Committee extends only to reports on accidents, and not to the whole of the duties of the surgeons. The question was investigated by the Departmental Committee on Accidents in 1911, and I do not think further inquiry would throw any fresh light on the subject.