§ 28. Lieut.-Colonel Sir S. HOAREasked the Prime Minister whether it is intended to apply the recommendations of the Select Committee on Ministers' Salaries to the newly-constituted Government; and, if not, whether he will give a day for the discussion of the Committee's Report?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply which the Leader of the House gave to the hon. Member for the Eye Division (Mr. Lyle-Samuel) on the 5th April.
§ Sir S. HOAREDoes that mean that there will be a discussion on this Report?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI do not know.
§ Mr. HOGGEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that since then the Government have made arrangements outside the recommendations of that Report and appointed another Minister at £5,000 a year to do nothing?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is not true.
§ Sir S. HOAREDoes the right hon. Gentleman realise that the point of my question is, are the new appointments to receive salaries on the basis of the Committee's Report?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIf my hon. Friend would really take the trouble to look at the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, he would see that that is an answer to his question for the time being. My hon. Friend really cannot have looked at that answer.