§ DR. FARQUHARSON (Aberdeenshire, W.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he intends to proceed with the Lunacy Acts Amendment Bill this session.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURUnless this Bill should prove quite uncontroversial, I am afraid it has little chance of passing this session.
§ DR. FARQUHARSONThis is practically a non-controversial Bill. It em- 282 bodies principles which are working well in Scotland, and which are very much needed in England.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI entirely agree with the hon. Member. The sooner England adopts that and many other Scottish Acts the better for England. But that does not get over the difficulty. Even though England may be panting to take the reform which we have so long adopted in Scotland; there may be a few recalcitrant English Members who may wish to discuss it at length; and I am afraid that in that case lunacy must wait for another session.