§ 74. Mr. SEDDONasked the Food Controller whether a Committee on trusts has been appointed to inquire into the working of the American Beef Trust; whether every person in the meat trade, either employers or workmen, has been excluded from this Committee; whether the only representative of labour is a dock labourer entirely unconnected with the operations of the meat trust beyond the landing of the meat; what is the reason for excluding from this committee all those who have special knowledge, of the subject; and whether he will indicate the names of the persons composing this body and their qualifications for the inquiry?
§ Mr. McCURDYI am not sure that I know the Committee to which my hon. Friend refers. If the question relates to the Committee recently appointed "to consider and report on the means of securing sufficient meat supplies for the United Kingdom at reasonable prices, with special regard to the development of meat production in the United Kingdom and in the British Overseas Dominions and to the protection of British markets and of producing countries within 2721 the Empire from domination by foreign organisations," I must refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade by whom this Committee was appointed.