§ Mr. REMERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that serious charges of inefficiency are made against the old officials of the Ministry of Food in the matter of the recontrol of bacon in 1920; and whether, under these circumstances, he will arrange that the fullest publicity will be given to evidence given at the forthcoming arbitration between the American packers and the British Government?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. I cannot interfere with the discretion of the arbitrator in matters affecting the conduct of proceedings.