§ 52. Sir KINGSLEY WOODasked the Prime Minister whether he proposes to ask the House to make any increase in the salary now paid in respect of the office of the First Lord of the Treasury?
§ Mr. CLYNESI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which the Prime Minister gave on the 12th February last in reply to a supplementary question by the hon. Member for Edinburgh East.
§ Sir K. WOODWas consideration given, before this decision was arrived at, to the fact that the present holder has found the emoluments of his office insufficient, and has had to go to a private citizen—[HON. MEMBERS: "Dirty!" and Interruption.]
§ Mr. SPEAKERI must insist upon hon. Members allowing me to conduct, the business of the House. I shall not continue unless I have proper support.
§ Mr. J. JONESWe are not going to be insulted. [HON. MEMBERS: "Name!"] You insulted us.
§ Mr. SPEAKERIf the hon. Member for Silvertown cannot comply with what I said just now, I shall not allow him to remain in the House. I was about to say that the hon. Member for West Woolwich (Sir K. Wood) attempted to put a supplementary question which he knew quite well I should not allow to appear on the Paper.
§ Mr. BUCHANANIf I were to attempt to do that in my rough way, I should be put out of the House. It has been done in a gentlemanly way, and I do it in a workmanlike fashion.
§ Mr. SPEAKERI am afraid it, is a practice not confined to one quarter of the House to try to put a supplementary question on matters which it is well known would not be allowed to appear on the Papers of the House, and I must ask all hon. Members to bear that in mind.
§ Mr. CLIMIEI have never seen anything so contemptible.