§ MR. LABOUCHEREI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury when he intends to name the Committee upon Parliamentary Reporting that he promised would be nominated after Easter; and whether he has considered the advisability of appointing a Joint Committee of both Houses?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURIf I may take the Question as indicating a desire on the part of the hon. Member or of other Members for the appointment of such a Committee [Mr. LABOUCHERE assented] I will, of course, in 1390 consonance with the promise I gave, appoint the Committee. I think that the further suggestion contained in the second paragraph of the question—namely, that the Committee should be a joint one of both Houses, is well worthy of consideration; but I can hardly give an answer until next week, when the House of Lords meets again. Meantime I will consider the matter.