§
Ordered,
That a Select Committee be appointed to examine the current expenditure defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament for the Defence Services, for Civil Defence and for other services directly connected with the war, and to report what, if any, economies consistent with the execution of the policy decided by the Government may be effected therein.
§
Ordered,
That the Committee do consist of Thirty-two Members.
§ Committee accordingly nominated of Mr. Ammon, Sir Ernest Bennett, Mr. Bossom, Mr. Brooke, Sir Edward Cadogan, Mr. Cary, Mr. Cooke, Viscountess Davidson, Mr. Erskine Hill, 425 Sir Ralph Glyn, Sir Arnold Gridley, Mr. Higgs, Mr. Kirby, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lipson, Sir Murdoch Macdonald, Sir Adam Maitland, Mr. Mort, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall, Mr. Price, Mr. de Rothschild, Sir George Schuster, Colonel Sir John Shute, Mr. Silkin, Miss Ward, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Mr. Watkins, Sir Harold Webbe, Mr. Graham White, Sir Herbert Williams, Mr. Woodburn and Sir Robert Young.
§
Ordered,
That Seven be the quorum.
§
Ordered,
That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any Adjournment of the House; to adjourn from place to place; and to report from time to time.
§
Ordered,
That the Committee have power, in cases where consideration of national security preclude the publishing of certain recommendations and of the arguments upon which they are based, to address a memorandum to the Prime Minister for the consideration of the War Cabinet, provided that the Committee shall, whenever they have exercised such powers, report the fact as soon as possible to the House.
§
Ordered,
That the Committee have power to appoint Sub-Committees and to refer to such Sub-Committees any of the matters referred to the Committee.
§
Ordered,
That any Sub-Committee so appointed shall have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any Adjournment of the House; to adjourn from place to place; and shall report any evidence taken by them to the Committee.
§
Ordered,
That the quorum of any Sub-Committee so appointed shall be not less than one-third of their number provided that it shall not be less than two."—[Major Dugdale.]