§ Mr. G. HARVEYasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state, in view of the cost of the still undisbanded Ministry of Food being £5,018 for the year 1926–27, what is the amount recovered by this Ministry in the liquidation of accounts during the years 1925 and 1926?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe amounts recovered in 1925 and 1926 were £35,000 and £78,000 respectively, to which should be added the savings effected in the settlement of claims against the Department, which amounted to £635,000 in the two years.