§ MR. COHEN (Islington, E.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, seeing that it has been found impossible this session to appoint the Joint Committee on Municipal Trading, he can give an assurance that Her Majesty's Government will appoint the Joint Committee in question early next session.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURYes, Sir, I have to state that I hope we shall be able to appoint the Committee to which my hon. friend refers early next session.
§ MR. GALLOWAY (Manchester, S.W.)Then are we to take it that the motion for the appointment of the Committee will not be proceeded with this session?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI indicated, I think, on Thursday or Friday, that time was getting on so far that there was very little hope that it would be possible to proceed this session.