§ Mr. SHORTasked the Home Secretary (1) whether factory inspectors are authorised in present conditions to examine the equipment, such as ladders and safety-belts, of window cleaners;
(2) whether he proposes to bring window cleaners within the provisions of the new Factory Act;
(3) how many fatal and non-fatal accidents have occurred among window cleaners during each of the last five years?
§ Mr. LLOYDMy Department has no statistics of accidents among window cleaners, and I am afraid that window cleaning, except on factory premises, lies far beyond the scope of the Factory Acts and of the factory inspectorate.