§ 1. Sir J. D. REESasked the Secretary of State for India whether he can give the House any information regarding the reported establishment in India of a trade bank; and will he say to what extent this bank, in the event of the report being founded upon fact, is to be a State or a State-aided institution?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Herbert Fisher)The Secretary of State has seen statements in the Press, but has no further information. He has not sanctioned the establishment of a trade bank as a State or State-aided institution.