§ Captain ELLIOTasked the Lord President of the Council whether the Treasury has ordered the Industrial Fatigue Re- 1189W search Board to be wound up by March; whether this body has recently issued a most valuable Report on conditions in the steel-making industry, indicating methods for securing greater efficiency in production; whether it is the case that the dissolution of this body now will mean the loss of all the work and money spent in getting it to the present point when it is beginning to show a return; and whether in view of these facts, he will take steps to prevent the total destruction of this Board?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe matter referred to in my hon. Friend's question is now under consideration, and if he will repeat his question on Wednesday, next I hope to be able to give a definite reply. The Government entirely shares his view as to the report in question.
(1) DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXATION PER HEAD IN 1920. (2) INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DEBT—BEGINNING OF 1920. State. Unit of Currency. Taxation per head in Currency of Country. Current Debt at beginning of 1920. Direct. Indirect. Internal. External. Total. United Kingdom £ 14.7 7.5 6,603,000,000 1,279,000,000 7,882,000,000 Germany … Marks 288.0 186.9 194,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 197,000,000,000 France … … Francs 221.3 195.5 185,728,000,000 33,660,000,000 219,388,000,000 Belgium … Francs 94.9 79.2 17,903,900,000 1,087,600,000 19,591,500,000 Italy … … Lire 60.6 34.2 57,888,100,000 20,219,000,000 78,107,700,000 United States of America Dollars 56.5 25,484,000,000 — 25,484,000,000