82. Captain TERRELLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the desirability of instructing each Government Department to make to the Treasury a return every three months showing what economies have, in accordance with the Minute contained in Command Paper 1309, been effected; whether such Report will, with the necessary official comments, be circulated to all Members of the House; and whether time will be afforded for the discussion of each such Report?
Mr. YOUNGThe hon. and gallant Member will see that Command Paper 1309 asks for Provisional Estimates from Departments by the end of July. When those Estimates have been received and examined my right hon. Friend will consider whether he can usefully make any statement with regard to them to the House. He does not think that the particular suggestion in the question would be practicable or indeed desirable.
Captain TERRELLIs the hon. Gentleman aware that Parliament will not be sitting at the time he has stated?