§ MR. SMEATON (Stirlingshire)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury 1290 whether, in view of the complaint of length of speeches in this House and consequent delay in the transaction of business, he will suggest to the Select Committee on Procedure that they should consider the question and report proposals for a time limit on speeches.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI shall be very glad if the Select Committee find it within their reference to make a proposal on this subject, but this is a matter entirely within' their discretion.