§ MR. SUMMERBELL (Sunderland)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his Board has received an application from the urban district council of Brentford for sanction to create a distress committee; and whether his Board is prepared to grant the application.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I have received the application, but in view of the small population, and of the other circumstances, I do not think I should be justified in acceding to it.