HC Deb 15 May 1930 vol 238 c2039
48. Mr. REMER

asked the Prime Minister if his attention has been called to the difficulty experienced in Standing Committee C through the continued absence of any Law Officers of the Crown; and if he will take steps to see that one of the Law Officers attends all meetings of the Committee?

The PRIME MINISTER

The Solicitor-General has attended 19 out of the 20 meetings of the Committee. In these circumstances there appears to be no justification for the hon. Member's complaint.

Mr. REMER

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the Committee has been sitting in the afternoons as well as the mornings, and that, at, several sessions from four to six, the Solicitor-General has been absent when legal questions have been raised?

Mr. ERNEST WINTERTON

Is it not a fact that the proceedings of the Committee would be very much hastened if the hon. Member stayed away?

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