§ Lieut.-Colonel Moore-Brabazonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware that the British Steel Makers' Association have laid down conditions by which stockholders may not do business with Government Departments, railway companies, public bodies, etc., excepting with their approval; and whether the Government buying Departments have agreed to conform to this principle?
§ Captain CrookshankI have been asked to reply. In reply to the first part of the question I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on the 9th May to my hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr. A. Reed) by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade. The answer to the second part is in the negative.