ROYAL COMMISSION ON LICENSING.

HC Deb 04 June 1931 vol 253 c332

10. Sir KINGSLEY WOOD

asked the Home Secretary whether he can now state when the report of the Royal Commission on Licensing will be available?

Mr. CLYNES

I regret that I can add nothing to the reply which I gave to the hon. and gallant Member for Gainsborough (Captain Crookshank) on the 14th May on this subject.

Sir K. WOOD

Is it possible for the right hon. Gentleman to make some inquiries, so as to answer the question more specifically?

Mr. CLYNES

As the right hon. Gentleman knows, Commissions are independent bodies and not in the nature of State Departments, and they determine the pace of their own work according to circumstances.

Sir K. WOOD

Does the right hon. Gentleman think they would resent an inquiry from him?

Mr. CLYNES

I do not think they would.