29. Major BARNESasked the Prime Minister by what statutory authority 25s. per quarter is being paid to millers out of the funds of the Wheat Commission for every quarter of British wheat which is milled?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI can add nothing to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture on the 19th April last.
Major BARNESIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that nothing was said at that time because this question was not asked, that the question asked then was as to whether the money had been promised, and the question now is by what statutory authority it is being paid? There is no information on that subject.
§ The PRIME MINISTERIf the hon. and gallant Gentleman will look up the Report, he will find that it was dealt with very fully by my right hon. Friend.
§ Mr. W. THORNEDoes this mean a subsidy, and, if so, how much is it going to cost?