§ Sir W. RUTHERFORDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the operation of the Irish Pig (Control) Order, 1918, as affecting the livelihood of a considerable number of retail pork butchers in Liverpool and district; whether such Order restricts the importation of pigs into England to those who imported the same in 1916 and on the basis of trade? done in that year; whether his attention has been called to the fact that a considerable number of the retail pork butchers of Liverpool and district were in 1916 serving in the forces and consequently unable to do any substantial trade in 1916; whether the operation of such Order has the effect of penalising ail those who under such circumstances were serving their country; and if he can see his way to modify the Order in such a manner as to remove a grievance seriously affecting the livelihood of those men who were serving their country to the advantage of those who for various reasons were not doing so?
§ Mr. McCURDYI have been asked to reply. I would refer the hon. Member to the answer already given on Friday, the 13th February, to the hon. and gallant Member for the Walton Division.