§ 29. Mr. THURTLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India how often the Governor-General and the lieutenant-governors of provinces have had recourse to the power of certification daring the last three years?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Earl Winterton)If by the "power of certification" the hon. Member intends to refer to the exercise of the special power to enact legislation, the answer is that in the last 36 months the Governor-General has had recourse to this power once, and the Governor of Bengal once. (There are no lieutenant-governors in India.) If he intends to include rejected or reduced Budget votes which the Governor-General and Governors have "restored" then I must obtain a detailed statement from India.