§ 9. Mr. ACLANDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the perma- 590 ment trade policy of the Government has been submitted to and approved by the War Cabinet or the Home Affairs Committee of the Cabinet?
§ 10. Brigadier-General CROFTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the economic policy, which is in his possession, has received the approval of the Cabinet?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI cannot give any information as to the permanent trade policy proposals before a general statement is made as to the intentions of the Government.
§ Mr. ACLANDI merely asked if it had been approved by the Cabinet?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am not in a position to say.
§ Brigadier-General CROFTDoes anybody know?
§ 11. Mr. GEORGE TERRELLasked the President of the Board of Trade the names of the members of the Committee which has advised the Government in connection with the economic trade policy of the country?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am not quite sure to what Committee the hon. Member refers. Numerous Committees have advised the Government on this subject, and the names of their members are to be found in their published Reports. I am circulating the Command numbers of these Papers in the OFFICIAL REPORT
§ The following is the list of Command Papers referred to:
§ Cd. Papers 8482, 9032, 9033, 9034, 9035, 9070, 9071, 9072, 9073, 9092, 9093, 9182, 9224, 9226, 9227, and 9236.
§ Mr. TERRELLThe Committee, the names of which I desire to know, is the Committee which settled the policy which was announced to be now locked up in a box?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI was not aware that it was settled by this particular Committee.
§ Mr. TERRELLCan my hon. Friend give the names of the gentlemen who were concerned with formulating that policy?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThere was not, as far as I know, any Committee such as that suggested by the hon. Gentleman.
§ Mr. BILLINGWho has the key of the box?