Mr. GEORGE D. FABERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state who was responsible for putting upon the Paper the Amendment making a fourth of a quart bottle, instead of a quart bottle, the minimum quantity of spirits that might be sold in England under a retailer's off-licence; and why that Amendment was withdrawn?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEIn reply to a supplementary question following on a question by the hon. Member for the Stepney Division of Tower Hamlets on the 9th ult., my right hon. Friend stated that he accepted full responsibility for this matter. He has nothing to add to the replies which he then gave on the subject.