§ 28. Sir JOHN GANZONIasked the Prime Minister whether, upon the passage of the proposed Franchise Bill, 835 he will leave the question of the age at which the vote will be given to a free Vote of the House?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIt would be premature to reply to this and similar questions.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESWill the Prime Minister bear in mind that by leaving this question to a free Vote of the House he will, in effect, be withdrawing Government support for a Measure which they are pledged to support?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am grateful for the suggestion, which is, none the less, premature.
§ Sir WILLIAM DAVISONWill the Prime Minister state that the only pledge given by him at the last election was that the whole matter would be referred to a Speaker's Conference, on the lines of the last Conference??