Oral Answers to Questions — Ministers (Private Interests)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Mai 1955.

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Photo of Captain Harry Crookshank Captain Harry Crookshank , Gainsborough 12:00, 4 Mai 1955

Really, I have no knowledge of this accusation at all. The Question on the Paper asked what was the practice with regard to the holding of directorships, and, quite apart from any dictum of Mr. Asquith or Mr. Lloyd George, there is a very long reply which summarises the existing practice which, so far as I know, has been the practice for many years past by Governments of all shades of opinion. If the right hon. Gentleman starts making wild accusations—[HON. MEMBERS: "Why wild?"] I said if he does—then he must take other ways of doing it, but certainly not arising out of a Question of a very specific nature, much of which information has been before the House for the last three years.