§ 6. Colonel DAYasked the Home Secretary whether he has now had an opportunity of consulting with the various authorities so that arrangements may be made to enable a person arrested on a Saturday for non-compliance with a judgment order for the payment of a debt in respect of Income Tax on payment of the amount owing to be released previous to the following Monday?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI am still in consultation with the authorities concerned.
§ Colonel DAYCould the right hon. Gentleman arrange for the Governor of any prison to receive the money when a person is arrested?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI am still in consultation with the sheriffs, who are the authorities responsible in the matter, and, until I get some definite opinion from them, I cannot make any arrangements.
§ Major COLFOXWould not all this trouble be prevented if the hon. Gentleman opposite persuaded his friends to pay their just debts?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSA good deal of it might be.
§ Colonel DAYMay I ask, Mr. Speaker, whether it is correct for an hon. Member opposite to suggest that persons who do not pay their debts are friends of mine?