MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether the existing regulations permit persons receiving Government pensions to be accepted as contractors for food supplies to the Government; and whether notice on this point is given in the advertisement asking for tenders for food supplies?
MR. POWELL WILLIAMSThere are no regulations debarring persons receiving Government pensions from being accepted as contractors for food supplies to the Government.