41. Colonel BURNasked the Secretary of State for War if any changes are contemplated in the personnel of the management of the Navy and Army Canteen Board; and, if so, will the House have an opportunity of discussing those changes before definite action is taken?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe members of the Board of Management of the Navy and Army Canteen Board are appointed by the Board of Admiralty, the Army Council, and the Air Council. It is not usual for this House to discuss administrative appointments of this nature before they are made, nor do I consider it desirable that such a departure should be made. The principle is that the Government act in their discretion, subject to the support or censure of the House when occasion arises.