§ 44. Sir JOHN SIMONasked the Prime Minister whether he will cause to be circulated as a White Paper the Government proposals for the reform of the House of Lords which the Government offers for criticism and ventilation in Parliament and the country?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Baldwin)I would refer the right hon. and learned Member to the answer which I gave on the 30th June in reply to a question by my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Dulwich (Sir F. Hall).
§ Sir J. SIMONWas not that before the Debate in this House, and, that Debate having taken place, is it not a reasonable request—since the Prime Minister has now said that he wishes these proposals to be ventilated and criticized—that we should have these matters in a form in which they can be reproduced?
§ The PRIME MINISTERNo, Sir; I would rather take the opposite, view—that the Debate has given the information required.