§ 104. Mr. Emrys Robertsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his investigation into the problem of providing work in North Wales for persons suspended from the slate industry on account of silicosis has yet been completed; what action is being taken; and when may the results be expected.
§ Sir S. CrippsInformation obtained by the Ministry of Labour shows that the number of silicotics suspended from the slate industry in North Wales is extremely small, and I do not consider that special action of the kind which is being taken to deal with the more serious problem in South Wales would be justified. The question of assistance for individual silicotic workers is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour but, as my hon. Friend the Member for Carnarvon (Mr. Goronwy Roberts) was informed on 19th June, I am examining memoranda submitted by the North Wales Development Council on the industrial position generally in North Wales.