59. Major BARNESasked the Lord Privy Seal whether the Government intend to adopt the recommendation of the Ninth Report of the National Expenditure Committee, 1918, that Members should vote freely upon Motions for the reduction of Estimates made in pursuance of the recommendations of the Estimates Committee?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINNo, Sir. The general adoption of such a rule would seem quite inconsistent with the theory and practice of Ministerial responsibility.