HC Deb 04 May 1888 vol 325 c1373
MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM (Lanark, N.W.) (for Mr. ATHERLEY JONES) (Durham, N.W.)

asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether facilities will be afforded to the House for considering and expressing an opinion upon the recommendations of the Committee with regard to the admission of strangers to the House, and more especially to the suggested curtailment of the privileges of Members in that respect, and the transference of duties from the officials of the House to the Police?

THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)

The Report of the Committee alluded to has only just been circulated; and I am not prepared to make any statement in regard to a matter which affects the convenience and privileges of the Members of this House until I have had fuller time for consideration and for consultation with the officers of the House and until the wishes of Members have been ascertained.