HC Deb 15 June 1917 vol 94 cc1316-7W
Mr. D. MILLAR

asked the Minister of Munitions if he can give the names and occupations of the members of the Committee on Alcohol appointed to advise his Department; and whether any chemical expert is acting on the Committee?

Sir W. EVANS

The Committee is composed as follows:

Sir Frederick L. Nathan, Director of Propellant Supplies.

Sir Arthur J. Tedder, Board of Customs and Excise.

F. Gosling, Esq., Board of Trade.

R. J. Thompson, Esq., Board of Agriculture.

S. C. Bayne, Esq., Irish Patent Still Distillers.

Andrew Jameson, Esq., Irish Pot Still Distillers.

Richard F. Nicholson, Esq., English Patent Still Distillers and Rectifiers.

James Robertson, Esq., Scotch Pot Still Distillers.

William H. Ross, Esq., Scotch Patent Still Distillers.

T. Shelley, Esq., Methylators and Rectifiers.

Alexander Walker, Esq., Blenders and Merchants.

Secretary to the Committee—

Mr. W. H. Rattenbury, Propellant Supplies Branch, Ministry of Munitions, 32, Old Queen Street, Westminster, S.W.

The Committee have obtained expert chemical advice as and when it became necessary.