§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Prime Minister whether the Government 1041W contemplate legislation against the tyranny of rings and trusts in this country; whether he will consider handing over the task of framing a Bill to a committee of disinterested business men before whom can be placed the existing evidence, including the Government and municipal experience of the corner of all building materials as soon as it was known that all parties at the General Election were undertaking to embark on vast building schemes?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe whole question of legislation in respect of trusts and combinations, which is one of very considerable difficulty, is being considered in the light of the information which has been collected in various official inquiries during recent years into the extent and operation of such trade organisations, but it will not be practicable to introduce legislation on the subject during the present Session.