MR. GORSTasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether it would be a breach of the Departmental regulations applicable to Inland Revenue officers to petition Parliament for an inquiry into their alleged grievances by a Parliamentary inquiry; and, whether it will also be a breach of discipline, under the General Order of January 3rd, 1883, for them to request Members of this House, representing the constituencies in which Inland Revenue officers are legally entitled to vote, to support a Motion for such inquiry?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. CHILDERS)The hon. and learned Member's Question refers to Papers which, on his Motion, have been laid on the Table, and to which, when circulated, I understood that he intended to call the attention of the House. The points he raises are really questions for debate, and could not be satisfactorily dealt with in a bare answer without full explanations. When the Papers are in the hands of Members, if the hon. and learned Gentleman calls attention to them by Motion in the usual way, I shall be able to deal with the subject fully, and, I think, satisfactorily.