HC Deb 20 May 1931 vol 252 cc1967-8
45. Sir KINGSLEY WOOD

asked the Prime Minister whether he can now state when a report from the Economy Committee will be available to Members of the House?

The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)

I gave the finding of one verbally last Thursday. The Committee are pushing on with their task with all possible speed, but I am not yet in a position to say when their full report will be ready.

Sir K. WOOD

Is consideration being given to the advisability of interim reports being issued, in the same way as the report which the right hon. Gentleman gave verbally last week?

The PRIME MINISTER

That is so, but I think it my duty to say how very grateful we are to this committee for the expedition which it has shown in pursuing its work. It is sitting at least three days a week, and I think we ought to be very grateful to it.