§ Major Neven-Spenceasked the Attorney-General whether he will introduce legislation to establish that trustees of chattels have power to insure them under the Board of Trade schemes against war damage?
§ The Attorney-GeneralI understand that: in certain quarters doubt has been expressed as to whether trustees have power to insure against war damage chattels included in the trust, and it is evident that trustees ought to have the same power thus to protect chattels under their trust as everyone else has. Accordingly, the Government have introduced in another place a Bill to establish that trustees have this power,, and the provision will be retrospective so as to cover the action which some trustees have already taken. It is hoped that the Bill will be carried through both Houses next week.