§ 23. Mr. OUTHWAITEasked the Home Secretary how many persons who were invited to allow their names to be submitted for the bestowal of the Order of the British Empire declined the invitation?
§ Mr. BRACEI regret this question should have been asked, and I doubt if I ought to answer it, but, in order to prevent misunderstanding, I will say that the proportion who asked that their names should not be submitted was very small.
§ Mr. OUTHWAITECan we have the names of those who most deserved to be honoured?