§ 41. Sir BASIL PETOasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the Government have completed their examination of the Report of the Committee on Industrial Assurance, which was presented to Parliament in July last year; and whether they intend to introduce legislation, either to give effect to the specific recommenda- 1815 tions of the committee or on the lines of the wider proposals indicated in paragraph 5 of the Report?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe report is still under examination and I am not at present able to say what action will be taken.