Mr. WINTERTONasked the Secretary for Mines whether he has anything further to report in connection with the 1410W use of automatic gas detectors in coal mines; whether any further tests have been made; whether any have proved satisfactory; and, if so, what steps he proposes to take to introduce automatic gas detectors in coal mines at the earliest possible moment?
§ Mr. SHINWELLWork on this problem is being actively continued, but I am not yet in a position to add anything more to the statement which I made in reply to a question by my hon. Friend on 5th February.