I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state what steps will be taken to give effect to the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on the working of the Patent Acts.

I have only just received the Report, and cannot make any statement on the subject at present.

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state when the Report and evidence of the Committee on the working of the Patent Acts will be printed and circulated.

The Report was circulated yesterday. The evidence will be presented in the course of a few days.