§ 52. Sir J. Mellorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the General Claims Tribunal, constituted under the Compensation (Defence) Act, 1939, has yet given an interpretation of the scope of Section 2 (1) (d) of that Act, and, in particular, whether it applies to a loss on sale of stock from requisitioned premises when no storage space is available; and whether he will try to arrange, at the first opportunity, for the issue to be stated to the High Court in the form of a special case by the tribunal?
§ Sir K. WoodI understand that the tribunal has given no general interpretation of the scope of Section 2 (1, d) of the Compensation (Defence) Act, and the particular point which may hon. Friend raises has not, so far as I know, ever been referred to it. It is open to any claimant to ask the tribunal to state in the form of a special case for the opinion of the High Court any question of law arising in the course of the proceedings.