§ MR. DAVID THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can say what steps, if any, have been taken, other than the establishment of the Board of Agriculture, to give effect to the Resolutions of the House of Commons of 1879 and 1881, in favour of the appointment of a Minister of Commerce and Agriculture.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURSo far as I am aware, no steps other than the establishment of the Board of Agriculture have been taken to give effect to the Resolutions referred to in the Question.