HC Deb 17 September 1931 vol 256 c1038W
Mr. THURTLE

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is proposed to ask the Government nominees on the board of the Suez Canal Company to assist the national Exchequer by contributing a percentage of their existing fees to the State?

Mr. P. SNOWDEN

The three directors in question are paid by the Suez Canal Company out of the company's funds, and I see no ground on which I could intervene in the manner suggested.