HC Deb 10 December 1908 vol 198 c735
MR. SUMMERBELL

TO ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he has received an application from the town council of Hartlepool for sanction to create a distress committee; and whether he is prepared to grant the application.

(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) An Order for the establishment of a distress committee for the borough of Hartlepool is being issued to-day.