§ Mr. M. Beaumontasked the Minister of Health whether the Corporation of Burnley obtained his consent before erecting a factory and purchasing and reconditioning certain mills; and, if they did not do so, whether they have now given him a sufficient undertaking that they will avoid irregular proceedings for the future?
§ Sir K. WoodThe reply to the first part of the question is in the negative; the Council have now given me an explicit undertaking that they will not incur without previous reference to me commitments in respect of which my consent is necessary.