§ MR. HERBERT LEWISI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether in view of the number of Votes closured every year in Committee of Supply, the Government will in the early part of next session appoint a Grand Committee to consider the details of National expenditure without derogating from the existing rights of Members to criticise Votes in Committee of Supply.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI have no reason to think there is any general desire to make the innovation in procedure recommended by the hon. Gentleman. This question seems to assume that there was less discussion under the new rule than under the old system. As a matter of fact there is much fuller discussion.