§ Colonel GRETTONasked the Home Secretary if Sir John Pedder is Assistant Under-Secretary to the Home Office; and if he is under the direction, and carries out the instructions, of the Secretary of State in his capacity as acting Chairman and Member of the Liquor Control Board?
§ Mr. SHORTTSir John Pedder is an Assistant Secretary in the Home Office. As Member and Acting Chairman of the Central Control Board (Liquor Traffic) he does not act under my direction or receive instructions from me.