§ Captain WARINGasked, in view of the fact that many Members were prevented through lack of time from expressing their views on the Second Reading of the Parliament Bill, whether the Prime Minister will grant at least as long for the discussion of the Third Reading as for the Second?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNo, Sir; I cannot, at the moment, say anything as to the arrangements for the Third Reading of this Bill.
§ Mr. SHERWELLIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that if the fourteen Front Bench speakers had contented themselves last week with thirty minutes each, and the forty-five private Members with twenty minutes each, there would have been opportunity for fifteen additional Members to take part in the discussion?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIt is a difficult sum in arithmetic.
§ Viscount HELMSLEYIn the allocation of time for the discussion of this Bill in Committee, will the right hon. Gentleman bear in mind that so far as we on this side of the House are concerned we do not consider that the pledge of the Prime Minister that ample time would be given is being adhered to.