§ MR. WARDLE (Stockport)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he has received an. application from the Grays Thurrock Urban District Council for sanction to create a distress committee; and whether, he is prepared to grant the application.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I received an application for this purpose 1631 on Tuesday last, and I have referred it to the inspector of the district to report to me upon it.