§ Mr. F. RILEYasked the Secretary of State for War whether schemes for applying the report of the Treasury Committee on Scientific Establishments, presided over by Professor Sir Harold Carpenter, have been drawn up for any of the following Departments: Department of the War Department Chemist, Royal Ordnance Factories, Research Department, Woolwich, Air Defence Experimental Establishment, Signals Experimental Establishment, and Chemical Defence Research Department; and, if so, whether an assurance can be given that full opportunity will be given to the appropriate staff associations for discussion in accordance with normal Whitley procedure?
§ Mr. SHAWSchemes are being actively prepared for applying the recommendations of this Committee to the establishments referred to, other than the Royal
Year. Died. Rate per 1,000 killed and died. Accidents. Other causes. Accidents. Other causes. 1921 … … … … 16 192 7.57 23.72 1922 … … … … 5 123 3.82 14.89 1923 … … … … 9 114 5.51 13.73 1924 … … … … 12 160 4.25 17.60 1925 … … … … 9 183 4.54 20.05 1926 … … … … 15 164 6.13 15.85 1927 … … … … 13 64 5.69 13.45 1928 … … … … 12 64 5.84 16.14 1929 … … … … 12 60 5.29 16.40 1930 … … … … 13 72 6.35 17.79