§ MR. SOARES (Devonshire, Barnstaple)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the proposed inquiry into the fiscal system is to be 1174 undertaken at the public expense; and whether any Vote will appear on the Estimates with regard to it.
§ *MR. RITCHIEThe proposed inquiry will be undertaken by the public Departments concerned, and I do not anticipate that it will involve any expenditure which would require a special Vote.