§ MR. STANLEY LEIGHTONasked Mr. Attorney General, Whether he was aware that the clause as to appeals in the Criminal Procedure Bill conflicted with the clause in the Criminal Appeal Bill; and whether, seeing that one was incompatible with the other, if one was read a second time he would withdraw the other?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir HENRY JAMES)said, it was quite true that the Criminal Appeal Bill went further than the clause relating to criminal appeals in the Criminal Procedure Bill, and this was owing to his desire to introduce the Bill in the form in which it was left by the Royal Commissioners. Of course, if the Criminal Appeal Bill was read a second time, it would be necessary to modify the Criminal Procedure Bill in Committee.
§ MR. STANLEY LEIGHTONasked, Whether it was in strict accordance with the Rules of the House for the same Member to move the second reading of two Bills dealing precisely with the same subject matter?
§ MR. SPEAKERIt appears to me from the Questions put by the hon. Member to the Attorney General and myself that the point he wishes to raise is one that cannot be determined by the Chair, but must be determined by the House.