§ 46. Mr. KNIGHTasked the Prime Minister whether he has received a memorial, signed by 70 Members of the House of Commons, praying for facilities for the Bill to make certified lunacy of five years and upwards a ground for divorce; whether he is aware that there is a national demand for this reform in the divorce law; and whether he can see his way to grant facilities for the further stages of this one-Clause Bill?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, Sir. As I have already informed by hon. Friend by letter, in the present state of Parliamentary business I regret it is not possible to grant facilities for the Bill 1603 referred to, and I can only refer him to the statement which I made on Business on the 25th June last.
§ Mr. KNIGHTWhile thanking my right hon. Friend for his sympathetic reply, may I ask him Whether, if an opportunity occurs, of allowing facilities for this Bill, that opportunity will be taken?