§ 15. Sir J. LONSDALEasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the Manchester Corporation have been compelled to accept a tender for 649 boiler tubes from a German-owned firm, owing to the fact that these tubes, which are essential to their electricity and gas undertakings, cannot be obtained from any other source; if the English works of this German company are a controlled establishment under the Munitions of War Act; and if steps will be taken to extinguish the German interests in this business and place it entirely under British control?
§ The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Mr. Harcourt)If the hon. Baronet will furnish me with the name of the firm to which he refers I will have the matter looked into at once.