Written Answers
Domestic Servants (Aliens)
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can provide a table showing the total number of foreign domestic servants now in this country, sub-divided according to each nationality?
| Applications to the Medical Board for certificates under the Various Industries (Silicosis) Schemes. | ||||||||
| Coal miners generally (including anthracite). | Anthracite only. | |||||||
| No. of Applications for certificates. | No. of certificates granted. | No. of Applications for certificates. | No. of certificates granted. | |||||
| Disablement. | Death. | Disablement. | Death. | Disablement | Death. | Disablement | Death. | |
| 1931 (1st June—31st Dec.) | 83 | 14 | 49 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| 1932 | 174 | 46 | 122 | 39 | — | — | 57 | 12 |
| 1933 | 282 | 43 | 199 | 31 | — | — | 109 | 19 |
| 1934 | 366 | 58 | 211 | 35 | — | — | 119 | 20 |
| 1935 | 492 | 69 | 228 | 51 | — | — | 96 | 20 |
| 1936 | 674 | 118 | 319 | 77 | 311 | 61 | 182 | 39 |
| 1937 | 643 | 99 | 286 | 72 | 230 | 45 | 132 | 35 |
Civil Aviation (Altimeters)
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when a notice to airmen will be issued calling the attention of pilots to the importance of adjusting altimeters, as the directional
I have been asked to reply. I regret that the information asked for could not be given without a detailed examination of the individual records of registered aliens.
Silicosis (Statistics)
asked the Home Secretary whether he can state the number of applications for certificates of disablement made to the Silicosis Medical Board and the number of certificates granted, the number of applications made for certificates that death was caused by silicosis and the number of certificates granted, from among coal miners in Great Britain, with separate particulars for anthracite miners of South Wales, for each year from 1928 to 1937, respectively?
The Medical Board did not deal with cases arising among coal miners before the 1st June 1931. The following are the figures since that date except that the number of applications for certificates from anthracite miners for the years 1931–1935 are not available.system has now been operative since 1st February, bearing in mind that the directional system is largely useless and liable to give a false sense of security unless pilots of aircraft in mutual proximity in cloud are told when and to what datum to adjust their altimeters?
A notice to airmen will be issued very shortly.
Contraceptives (Regulation) Bill
asked the Prime Minister whether arrangements can be made to provide special facilities for the passage of the Contraceptives (Regulation) Bill?
In view of the state of parliamentary business, I can hold out no hope of special facilities being given for the discussion of this Bill.