HC Deb 16 March 1931 vol 249 cc1658-9
46. Mr. REMER

asked the Prime Minister if he is now able to state the names of the chairman and/or the members of the Economy Committee?

The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)

The Committee is in process of being set up, but I am not yet in a position to make a statement.

Mr. REMER

Is there any reason for the very long delay in the announcement of the names?

The PRIME MINISTER

There is no reason at all, except that a committee of this kind cannot be set up in a day. It is practically finished, but there are still, I think, two names.

Mr. REMER

Is it not over a month since the House decided that this committee should be set up?

The PRIME MINISTER

It is over a month since we started to set up the committee, and the period of delay has been occupied in getting the right people to serve upon it.

Mr. HANNON

Has the right hon. Gentleman decided who will be chairman?

The PRIME MINISTER

Yes, but I would prefer to announce the whole of the committee together.