§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)To ask the Secretary of State I for the Home Department if he can state why the Select Committee on Police and Sanitary Regulation Bills was not appointed during either of the past two years; and whether it has been determined to discontinue the Committee.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Akers-Douglas.) Many circumstances prevented the appointment of this Committee during the past two years. One of the greatest difficulties in the way was, I believe, to find Members willing to serve on this Committee, as the number of attendances 733 which would be required of them was much greater than that on an ordinary Private Bill Committee. Every effort is now being made to overcome this and other difficulties, and I hope that it will be possible to reappoint this Committee.