§ Mr. BRIANTasked the Minister of Health what steps are being taken to deal with the existing combines in builders' materials, which are inflating the cost of building by arbitrary restrictions on competitive prices?
§ Dr. ADDISONInquiry into the existence of combines of the kind indicated is being made by the committee appointed under the Profiteering Act by my right hon. Friend, the President of the Board of Trade, to inquire into profiteering in building materials, and it is hoped that the report of that committee will be available shortly.