§ 69. Captain GARRO-JONESasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will publish full records of his official conversations and correspondence with the London Coal Merchants Federation since January, 1925?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Colonel Lane Fox)No, Sir. I do not think that the publication of these documents would serve any useful purpose.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESWould it not be a useful purpose for the Government to dispel the suspicion, if that be possible, that the right hon. Gentleman was very partial to the coal merchants?
§ Colonel LANE FOXIf the hon. and gallant Gentleman will ask me any questions, in an effort to dispel that suspicion, I will do my best to answer him.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESIs not this the best effort I can make to help the right hon. Gentleman to dispel the suspicion? What is the objection to publishing the document?
§ Colonel LANE FOXI think that the hon. and gallant Gentleman can do better than that.