§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Minister of Power if he will give a general directive to the National Coal Board that they should publish any documents in their possession relating to colliery disasters.
§ Mr. FreesonNo. The Commissioner appointed to hold a public inquiry into a colliery disaster has the power under the Mines and Quarries Act 1954, to require the production of any document which he considers necessary to examine for the purposes of the inquiry. This power is fully exercised and copies of all documents produced at any inquiry are given to all parties represented there.