§ 60. Mr. WILMOTasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any members of the advisory committee to the International Tin Committee had previously occupied any official position in the service of the Government of this country, Malaya, or Nigeria; and, if so, which members, and in the service of which Government?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister)One of the persons who attends in an advisory capacity had previously occupied an official position under one of the three Governments, namely, Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Wilson, in the service of this country.
§ 61. Major NATHANasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether Mr. Howeson, the present representative of the Nigerian Government on the Tin Buffer Stock Committee is, or any company of which he is a director is, a participant in the private tin pool?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the answers which I gave him on 5th March.
§ Mr. MAGNAYArising out of the many replies which have been given to similar questions during the last few days, is the House to understand that the raising of this question from such typical mining constituencies as Bethnal Green and Fulham is in the interest of the Cornish miners or is it in some other interest?
§ Mr. SPEAKERWe do not inquire into the reasons for questions.