§ 73. Mr. NIELDasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the present 1625 administration of the War Trade Department has created dissatisfaction in trading circles, and in particular among subjects of the Allied nations resident in this country, whereby the friendly relations which ought to prevail between the peoples of the Entente are being subjected to an unnecessary strain; and whether, in order to allay this feeling, he will consent to the appointment of a Committee of this House to consider the constitution and administration of the War Trade Department and the methods employed by it, and the unreasonable delays which occur in dealing with the cases as they arise?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI am advised that no such dissatisfaction with the War Trade Department exists as is suggested in the first part of this question, and it is, therefore, unnecessary for me to consider the second part.