§ 64. Mr. Draysonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power why he twice invited Mr. Arthur Homer to be a member of the Coal Board; and what salary was Mr. Homer offered.
§ Mr. RobensI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Darwen (Mr. Prescott) on 4th November.
§ Mr. DraysonIs the Minister aware that that reply did not help us at all in the matter? Can he confirm whether the 1726 salary offered to Mr. Horner was £5,000 a year, as Mr. Homer suggests, and say whether the offer was made before or after the Prime Minister's statement on Communists in the Civil Service?
§ Mr. RobensIf the hon. Member will look at my right hon. Friend's reply be will see that my right hon. Friend neither confirmed nor denied the allegation that is made.