§ Mr. ARNOLDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange for the circulation to Members of this House of the minutes of evidence taken by the Departmental Committees appointed to consider the position of the electrical, engineering, iron and steel, shipping and shipbuilding, and textile industries after the War?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANFor reasons of economy the evidence given before the various Committees, which was of a very voluminous character, has not been printed; and much of it was given in confidence. In these circumstances I regret that I do not see my way to adopt the suggestion of the hon. Member, especially as the evidence is very fully summarised in the reports themselves.