HC Deb 28 February 1890 vol 341 cc1514-5
SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he yet intends to propose any Territorial Standing Committees, and especially one to deal with such Bills as may be referred to it regarding that northern part of Britain which has such distinctive institutions, laws, and nomenclature as are not understood by the more southern branches of the Anglian and Celtic races?

MR. W. H. SMITH

It is not the intention of the Government to establish Territorial Standing Committees, and lean hardly think that the hon. Member can seriously propose such a course.

SIR G. CAMPBELL

I beg to give notice that I shall take a further opportunity of proposing to the House that there shall be a Standing Committee for dealing with that part of the country commonly, but erroneously, called Scotland.