§ Order for Committee read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair."
§ Mr. WINGI rise for the purpose of calling attention to the reply of the Prime Minister to the question which I have just put to him.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI wish to ask you, Sir, whether it would not be more convenient that this question should be discussed, if it is to be discussed, as a formal Resolution.
§ Mr. SPEAKERIt is open to the hon. Member to discuss this matter, if he chooses, because the Vote for the House of Commons is one of the Votes included in the Civil Service Estimates, and therefore it is relevant to the Question that I leave the Chair. If the House wishes to come to an issue and a decision upon the matter, I would suggest that the appropriate way to arrive at a decision is by a Motion for an instruction to the Kitchen Committee to take certain action. Then the House will have a definite issue before it, on which it can pronounce a definite opinion. Of course, on this there is no Question submitted except that I leave the Chair.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member must give notice of an Instruction.
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Asquith)I rather feel with the Leader of the Opposition, and I will give my hon. Friend facilities for moving a Resolution.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
27§ Considered in Committee.
§ [Mr. WHITLEY in the Chair.]