§ MR.H. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSENI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the strong expression of opinion last week by the House of Commons in favour of the House rising every year in the month of July, and of greatly curtailing the Debate on the Address, the Government will take steps for bringing about those changes?
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHI recognise, of course, that there is in the House a strong feeling in favour of an earlier adjournment, but I should hesitate at once to do what the hon. Member suggests, as the Government are of opinion that the question should be very carefully examined. I hope to be able to make a proposal to deal with the subject either by the appointment of a Commit- 1145 tee or in some other definite proposal in the direction indicated.