§ MR. SHEEHANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state what steps, if any, are being taken by the Irish Government to support a project for largely utilising peat as a fuel when treated by certain scientific processes.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThis question is of undoubted interest. It demands, and will receive, the attention of the Government. But it is essential that the name of the Government should not be used to exploit this or that invention. I must therefore decline to make any pronouncement which might be quoted illegitimately to secure financial support from the the public for projects the practicability of which has still to be demonstrated.