§ Viscount CURZONasked the President of the Board of Trade what company is referred to in the Report of the Sub-Committee on motor fuel as selling its output of petrol at £10 10s. per ton, 8s. 4d. per gallon; and how much of the said company's petrol is imported into this country?
§ Sir R. HORNEI am unable to supply the required information. As my Noble d gallant Friend is no doubt aware, information and documents required to be given to a Committee or Tribunal under the Profiteering Act must be treated as confidential unless the person giving or producing the same otherwise agrees. I have no information concerning the amount of petrol imported into58W the country by the company referred to in the question.