§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Home Secretary whether he will secure powers to enable war-time food profiteers to be sent by magistrates for work on the land or in the factories?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI have been asked to reply. Powers already exist which authorise any competent authority to require any person to perform work of the kind to which my hon. Friend refers, but such employment is not among the penalties prescribed for offences such as are referred to in the Question and my Noble Friend sees no reason for amending the Defence Regulations in this respect.