Mr. ALFRED DAVIES (Clitheroe)asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that some of the important proposals in the Report of the Committee on National Expenditure do not relate to the reduction of expenditure at all, but only to a transfer of the charge from the National Exchequer to the local rates; whether he will supply an estimate of the amount by which, if the proposals are adopted, the rates will be increased; and whether he will present a Return showing for each county and county borough the number of pence in the £ that will be added to the rates by the proposals of the Committee?
§ Sir A. MONDI am certainly aware that some of the proposals of the Committee on National Expenditure will transfer charges from the National Exchequer to the local rates. If my hon. Friend will put down a motion I will consider whether I can make the return for which he asks.