§ 44. Mr. CASSELasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he received any interim or advance Report from the Departmental Committee on the relations between local and Imperial finance with reference to the question of rating land values before he announced the Government policy in his speech at Glasgow on 3rd February?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe answer is in the negative. The policy of the Government on this matter had already been announced years ago by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister.
§ Mr. CASSELHow is it that the right hon. Gentleman is able to announce the policy of the Government on this question having regard to the fact that on 16th February, 1912, in answer to the hon. Member (Sir W. M. Aitken), he stated that it would not be fair to express an opinion on this matter until after the Committee had reported?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEI should rather like to see that question.
§ Mr. CASSELI will raise this on the Adjournment of the House to-morrow.