§ Sir J. LEIGHasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state on what conditions Mr. E. F. Wise resigned his post of acting assistant secretary in order to become director of the London office of the Russian co-operative organisations; whether he has during the last 18 months conducted official negotiations with Centrosoyus; whether he will receive any Civil Service pension; and, if so, to what amount?
§ Viscount WOLMERThere were no conditions attaching to the resignation of Mr. Wise from his post in the Board of Trade; he has not conducted any official negotiations with Centrosoyus; and he will not receive any Civil Service pension.