§ MR. CONYBEARE (Cornwall, Camborne)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, having regard to his recent statement that the holding out of inducements by placards to children to visit public houses is not illegal, he will afford facilities for the passing of the Bill now before the House for making such conduct on the part of holders of licences illegal?
§ MR. MATTHEWSAs I informed the hon. Member on the 12th of this month, when any case of the kind to which he refers is brought to the notice of the Commissioners of Police, representations will be made to the Licensing Authority upon the proper occasion. The question of facilities for the Bill dealing with this subject is for the Leader of the House.
§ MR. CONYBEAREThen I ask the right hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury when he will be able to afford facilities for the passage of the Bill, which has only one clause?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The hon. Gentleman must see that it is impossible for me to give special facilities to one private Member without affording an equal measure of favour to the numerous other Private Bills which are before the House.
§ MR. CONYBEAREI will put down the Second Reading for tomorrow; and perhaps, if the House declines to adjourn for the Derby Day, the right hon. Gentleman will enable me to move it.