§ MR. GEORGE ROBERTSTo ask the President of the Local Government Board whether any reply has yet been 1633 given by his Board to the application of the town council of Folkestone for sanction to create a distress committee; and if so, will he state the nature of the reply.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I have not seen my way to establish a distress committee at Folkestone at the present time.