HC Deb 07 February 1884 vol 284 cc176-7
MR. BROADHURST

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What is the cause of the delay in presenting the Report of the Royal Commission on Livery Companies which was promised by him last Session, and to know, why the Sittings of the Commission have been abandoned for many months past?

SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT

Sir, I have inquired into this matter, and I am informed that the subject is one of great detail. Many of the Members of the Commission having been absent during the Vacation, the Report has been somewhat delayed; but the Commissioners propose to hold a meeting on the 20th instant to finally settle and agree to the Report.