HC Deb 27 June 1951 vol 489 c146W
Mr. Llewellyn

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what arrangements are made to ensure that when a collier who has been killed in a mining accident is taken back to his home the most distressing physical traces of such accident are removed as far as possible.

Mr. P. Noel-Baker

It is traditional in the mining industry for the bodies of those who have met their death in its service to be treated with the utmost reverence and respect. The first-aid facilities which every mine is required to provide are available for this purpose; and the management, normally with the advice and guidance of a doctor, see that proper care is taken and everything done to avoid increasing the sufferings of those bereaved.