HC Deb 15 February 1949 vol 461 cc155-6W
112. Mr. Bramall

asked the Minister of National Insurance how many additional inspectors have been appointed by his Department, in connection with the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act, to ensure that employers are taking adequate safety precautions; and how many of these inspectors were formerly employees of insurance companies or societies.

Mr. J. Griffiths

Responsibility for safety precautions is a matter for my right hon. Friends the Minister of Labour and National Service and, in the case of mines and quarries, the Minister of Fuel and Power, and no question of my appointing inspectors to my staff for this purpose accordingly arises.