§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)Respecting the disparity of practice between the two Houses on the point, I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury why it is necessary to make a motion that Committees of the House of Commons shall not meet till 2 o'clock on Ascension Day if the Committees of the House of Lords sit as usual.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI should like to inquire into the facts before answering; out if the House of Lords itself does not sit on Ascension Day it seems to me unlikely that its Committees would sit.
§ MR. J. E. ELLISThe House of Lords Committees have been sitting as usual.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI know nothing about the House of Lords Committees.
§ MR. J. E. ELLISBut they sat to-day.
§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)Yes, at 11 a.m.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI will inquire.
§ MR. R O'BRIEN (Kilkenny)Is the House of Lords aware that this is Ascension Day at all?