§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in any abandonment of the Excess Profits Duty, he will consider and make allowances for the position of firms who have included in their balance sheets long dated bills and acceptances which have, for the purposes of the duty, been treated as sound assets, yet may not be met at maturity; and whether he will provide for at least partial recovery of losses thereby sustained?