§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent before engaging the firms of Messrs. Sidney and Graham Motion of London and Messrs. Storey, Son and Partners to act jointly in the disposal of the public houses in Carlisle and the Carlisle Brewery, he made inquiries as to the amount of work they had done on behalf of brewery companies in the past five years ; and what were the results of these inquiries.
§ Mr. CarlisleMy right hon. Friend saw no need for such inquiries, when the agents concerned had been recommended by the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for their specialised experience of the licensed trade.