§ 51. Captain BOURNEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what charge, if any, falls on public funds in 3083 connection with a Commission under the Great Seal to give the Royal Assent to Acts agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Pethick-Lawrence)No specific charge falls upon public funds in this connection. It is not possible to ascertain what proportion of the general expenses of the House of Lords and the Lord Chancellor's Department is attributable to the procedure leading up to the giving of the Royal Assent.