§ 47. Colonel Baldwin-Webbasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether consideration of the question of compensation for war risks has hitherto been confined to the permanent officials of the Board of Trade and of the Treasury; and whether he will consider the advisability of submitting the question to a committee of experts to be drawn from the banking, insurance, building societies, property-owning and building-trades employers and operatives interests which are closely affected by the Government's proposals.
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon)In the statement which I made on 31st January I indicated that the Government had had the advantage of consultation with the insurance interests, and we gave full consideration to the interests of others directly affected by this question. In the working out of the details of our proposals we shall endeavour to keep in close touch with those primarily concerned in its operation, but full responsibility for the proposals must remain with the Government.