§ 44. Colonel GRETTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions whether the Liquor Control Board has been contemplating the acquisition of the whole of the breweries and licensed property in the county of Cumberland; whether it is intended to acquire the property as above; whether the cost of acquisition is known; and whether the Treasury has any control over such expenditure?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of MUNITIONS (Mr. Kellaway)The answer to all four parts of this question is "No, Sir."
§ 59. Colonel GRETTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions when the full accounts of the Liquor Control Board will be issued and published?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYI have nothing to add to the very full answer given to my hon. Friend on the 14th May, and to the statement made on this subject on page 21 of the Fourth Report of the Central Control Board, to which reference was made in that answer, and a copy of which I am sending to my hon. Friend.
§ Colonel GRETTONIs the hon. Gentleman aware that his previous answer gave no information and contained no dates?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYMy answer gave a good deal of information, but it was impossible to give dates. As my hon. Friend knows, there are certain outstanding questions now before the Court of Appeal.
§ Mr. LEIF JONESIs there any prospect of these outstanding questions being cleared up, and are we to wait till after the law's delays before we see the accounts?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYIt is impossible to take a decision until the law's delays have been overcome.