Mr. DOYLEasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been called to the recent statements of Liverpool justices as to the great increase in the drinking of methylated spirits as an intoxicant; and what action, if any, he proposes to take to restrict the sale of such spirits?
§ Mr. SHORTTThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. I doubt whether there is any action that 1337W I can take in the matter, but I am consulting the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.