§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister whether he will state the business for next week?
§ The Prime MinisterThe business for next week will be:
§ Monday—Conclusion of the Report stage and Third Reading of the Old Age and Widows' Pensions Bill.
§ Tuesday—Motion to move Mr. Speaker out of the Chair on Army Estimates and consider Votes A, 1, and Army Supplementary Estimate in Committee.
§ Wednesday—Committee stage of the Vote of Credit for War Expenditure in 1940. Debate on Food Supplies.
§ Thursday—Third Allotted Supply Day: Report stage of Army, Air and Navy Estimates and of outstanding Civil Supplementary Estimates.
§ Friday—Report stage of the Vote of Credit.
§ During the week as opportunity offers progress will be made with other outstanding business.
§ Mr. AttleeMay I state with regard to Wednesday's business that the Opposition intend to raise questions involving both the Ministry of Food and the Ministry of Agriculture?
§ Sir A. SinclairWill the Lord Privy Seal be available to reply and to deal with the whole range of problems?
§ The Prime MinisterIf it is thought necessary, certainly.
§ Ordered,
§ "That the Proceedings, on Government Business be exempted at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]