§ 37. Mr. WHITESIDEasked the Home Secretary whether he intends to give effect to the recommendations of the 1651 Home Office Committee in 1919 for the adoption, for official and other purposes, of the 24-hours' system of expressing time?
§ Sir J. GILMOURIn the absence of any evidence of general public demand for the change indicated, His Majesty's Government does not feel justified in taking any action. I am informed that the British Broadcasting Corporation have decided in the near future, as an experiment, to adopt the 24-hour system for all purposes; and His Majesty's Government will await the result of that experiment before giving further consideration to the matter.
§ Mr. WHITESIDEWill the Minister say whether it is a fact or not that this system has already been adopted by the Services, and by the Post Office?
§ Sir J. GILMOURCertainly not by the Post Office. It was, of course, adopted by the Services during the War.