§ 60. Mr. BILLINGasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to a statement in the " National Food Journal " for 14th November, page 81, which attributes the high prices of food to the fact that currency is multiplied faster than the supply of commodities; whether, having regard to the fact that the Government control currency and also the issue of food, this contains a reflection on the Administration; and whether he will state that the Government is prepared to so adjust currency, supply, and distribution to keep the prices of the essentials of life within the scope of the wages of the working classes?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI have seen the statement referred to. I can only repeat that, as I have stated several times in this House, the relation of currency to prices receives the constant attention of His Majesty's Government.