§ SIR JULIAN GOLDSMID (St. Pancras, S.)asked the First Lord of the 755 Treasury, Whether he will give facilities for the consideration of the Parliamentary Voters (Registration) Bill, in which a large number of honourable Members are interested; and, what course he intends to pursue on the whole question of registration?
§ MR. THOROLD ROGERS (Southwark, Bermondsey)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, whether the Government have in contemplation a Bill for the improvement of Parliamentary and Municipal Registration; and whether this Bill will contain provisions for shortening the period within which the qualification of the voter shall become effectual?
THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. CHILDERS) (Edinburgh, S.)(who replied) said: It is our intention to introduce a Bill dealing with the question of the registration of Parliamentary and probably of municipal voters; but I cannot say how soon it will be found practicable to ask leave to introduce this Bill. I am not at present in a position to say whether we can deal with any question of franchise or qualification in this Bill. In reply to the first Question of my hon. Friend the Member for St. Pancras (Sir Julian Goldsmid), I regret that it is quite out of our power to give any facilities, by which I understand that he means to devote any Government time to the discussion of his Bill.