§ 64. Mr. CHARLES EDWARDSasked the Minister of Transport whether it is in accordance with the practice of his Department for any official to hold office in it who has any financial interest in any method of road construction or paving, or in any material used for such work, or in any way to be connected with any firm who supply materials for this purpose?
§ The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Colonel Ashley)In accordance with the general practice of the service, steps are taken to remind the officers of my Department that it is their duty, if they have occasion to come into contact with any matter concerning a business organisation in which they have an interest, to disclose that interest to the head of their department, and to ask that some other officer may deal with the case. If the hon. Member has any reason to suspect any deviation from this practice in connection with any officer, I should be glad if he would communicate with me at once in the matter.