§ SIR WILLIAM HOLLAND (Yorkshire, W.R., Rotherham)To ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he will consider the propriety, in the public interest, of taking the requisite steps to relieve Ministers of the Crown from the necessity of seeking re-election on attaining Cabinet rank.
(Answered by Mr. Asquith.) I am disposed to think, with my hon. friend, that the necessity for seeking re-election is out of date and not in accordance with
§ tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 159, of Session 1907)—
§ public interest or convenience. But its removal would require legislation, for which, in the pressure of more urgent matters, there is not at present room.