§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary to the Treasury, what arrangements, if any, are to be made for officially reporting verbatim proceedings in Standing Committee on Part II. of the National Insurance Bill?
§ Mr. MALCOLMasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make the necessary financial arrangements to enable an official report of the proceedings of the Standing Committee, which is to deal with Part II. of the National Insurance Bill, to be prepared and circulated daily to Members of the House?
Mr. McKINNON WOODI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I have just given to a question on the same subject by the Noble Lord the Member for the Newton Division of Lancashire.
§ Mr. MALCOLMWe have heard that the Committee is going to be set up on Thursday next. In that case, will not Wednesday be rather late to know whether there is going to be an official report of it?
§ Mr. MALCOLMI beg to ask the Prime Minister whether he will recommend to the House such alterations or additions to the Standing Orders as will permit an Official Report of the procedings of Standing Committee B to be circulated daily to all Members of the House whilst the Standing Committee is engaged in discussing Part II. of the National Insurance Bill?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs has been stated already, the matter is under consideration. I will give an answer on Wednesday.
§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSCan the right hon. Gentleman inform us when the Committee will sit?
§ The PRIME MINISTEROn Thursday, I hope.