§ MR. CLAUDE HAYI beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether any of the soap purchased for the purposes of the Office of Works, or of any of the Departments for the supply of soap to which he is responsible, has been supplied by any of the firms associated with the soap trust.
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. HARCOURT,) Lancashire, RossendaleThe following firms associated with the soap manufacturers' combination are at present under contract to supply soap, viz., Crosfield & Sons, Ltd., for best Windsor soap and soap powder, Vinolia Co., Ltd., for household bar soaps.
§ MR. CLAUDE HAYWill the right hon. Gentleman "bar" soap from these firms in future?
§ [No Answer was returned.]