§ COLONEL SANDYS (Lancashire, Bootle)I wish to ask the First Lord of the Treasury a question of which I have given him private notice as to the disturbances at Peckham.
§ Mr. T. P. O'CONNOR (Liverpool, Scotland)What are the terms of the question? Is the hon. and gallant Member not bound to read them?
§ * MR. SPEAKERHe is not bound to, certainly; and I presume it is because he has not read it that no notice is taken of the question.
§ COLONEL SANDYSI did not know I was at liberty to road the question. It is as follows: To ask the First Lord of the Treasury if his attention has been drawn to a report in the press that on Sunday, 27th May—
§ * MR. SPEAKERIf that question were brought to the Table it would be found to be irregular by reason of the mode of reference to a report in a newspaper. The hon. Member cannot merely refer to a newspaper report; he must vouch for what appears. He had better give notice in the usual way.
§ COLONEL SANDYSI will do so, Sir.