§ SIR W. J. COLLINS (St. Pancras, W.)To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps have been taken, or will be taken, with a view to secure that railway and other statutory companies shall not contribute out of their funds to political organisations with a view to influencing elections; and whether any changes have been made in the schedules of accounts rendered by such companies to the Board of 1554 Trade whereby disclosure shall be made of any such contributions.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) I would refer my hon. friend to the Answer which I gave on 22nd October to the Question asked on this subject by the noble Lord the Member for Marylebone. A Return giving the particulars mentioned in that Answer was laid upon the Table of the House on the 2nd instant and ordered to be printed.