§ Mr. LANE-FOXasked the Secretary to the Treasury who are the Public Works Loans Commissioners; what is the amount of the funds that they administer; under what Vote do they come before this House; and what control, if any, has the Treasury over them?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe Commissioners are as follows:—
- Sir Herbert Barnard.
- The Hon. Herbert C. Gibbs (Deputy-Chairman).
- E. Norman, Esq. (Chairman).
1244 - His Honour, Judge O'Connor, K.C.
- The Hon. Sir C. W. Fremantle, K.C.B.
- The Hon. Evelyn Hubbard.
- E. H. Lloyd, Esq.
- The Right Hon. Lord Newlands.
- W. Douro Hoare, Esq.
- R. L. Newman, Esq.
- The Right Hon. the Earl of Chichester.
- Charles Cave Cave, Esq.
- Sir J. Herbert Roberts, M.P.
- Laurence Currie, Esq.
- A. B. Leslie-Melville, Esq.
- Anthony de Rothschild, Esq.
- Alfred Mildmay, Esq.
- Sir T. H. Elliott, K.C.B.
The maximum amounts within which they may make advances are laid down annually by Parliament in a Public Works Loans Act; the total amount of their advances outstanding are stated in their annual reports. The Vote for the Commission is No. 22 of Class II. of the Civil Service Estimates. As regards their relations to the Treasury I would refer the hon. Member to the Act 38–39 Vic, c. 89.