§ 31. Major WHELERasked the Prime Minister the dates on which it is proposed to end the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of Munitions, and the Ministry of Shipping?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI cannot say anything more definite than that they will be brought to an end before the close of the present financial year.
§ Major WHELERDoes that mean that a large part of the personnel will have to be transferred to other Departments, or will they be wiped out?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI think some of them must be transferred to deal with certain matters which were dealt with by other Ministries before the War, and perhaps to liquidate these matters.