MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn, Regis)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he can now state how many of the 60 directorships and trusteeships of public companies recently held by 24 Members of Her Majesty's Government have been resigned by their holders, and how many are still retained by them?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.I have no information at my disposal which will enable me to answer 1544 my hon. Friend, nor do I know that any estimate could be arrived at unless I sent round a series of questions to my colleagues. [Laughter.]