45. Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSONasked the Prime Minister whether he has yet appointed the departmental committee to inquire into the possibility of finding a satisfactory formula for the basis of grants in aid of rates for necessitous areas where unemployment is abnormal, and, if so, will he state the personnel and the terms of reference?
§ The PRIME MINISTERSteps are now being taken to appoint this committee, but I am not yet in a position to announce the personnel and terms of reference.
§ The PRIME MINISTERI hope so. We are trying now to get the personnel together.