§ 105. Mr. W. Wellsasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will make a statement on the fall of stone at Walsall Wood Colliery and the fatal accidents caused thereby.
§ Mr. RentonOn 9th October last there was a large fall of roof at a road junction in mechanised Bord and Pillar workings of this colliery, as a result of which five men were buried of whom, I regret to say, four lost their lives. Another man had a leg fractured when a further fall occurred during attempts to recover the bodies. The causes of the fall are being investigated by Her Majesty's Inspectors.