§ MR. LANE-FOXI beg to ask the Prime Minister whether the Government still hope to pass the Housing Bill in this session, in view of the very slow progress made with it in Committee; and whether, under the circumstances, he will save the time of the Members of the Grand Committee by withdrawing the Bill.
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. ASQUITH,) Fifeshire, E.I see no reason for withdrawing this Bill. My right hon. friend the President of the Local Government Board has every expectation that the Committee stage will not be unduly prolonged, and, under these circumstances, it is our intention to proceed with the Bill.
§ MR. LANE-FOXHas the right hon. Gentleman taken into consideration the fact that there are sixty-one clauses and six schedules to this Bill and the Committee are only half-way through the third clause? There has been no sort of obstruction, but only a great deal of oratory.
§ [No Answer was returned.]