§ 46. Sir ROBERT NEWMANasked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the fact that county councils cannot co-opt persons outside their body on visiting com- 15 mittees of their lunatic asylums, and that about 50 per cent. of these councils have no women members, and as no women are on these committees though thousands of the patients detained in these institutions are of that sex, the Government would grant facilities for the passing of the Lunacy (Visiting Committees) Bill or some similar short Measure provided the Measure was treated as non-controversial?
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN (Leader of the House)I shall make a general statement to-morrow as to the business for this portion of the Session, and I shall be glad if the hon. Member will postpone his question. I think the answer to it will be included in my statement to-morrow.