HC Deb 10 November 1952 vol 507 c725

Select Committee appointed to examine such of the Estimates presented to this House as may seem fit to the Committee, and to suggest the form in which the Estimates shall be presented for examination, and to report what, if any, economies consistent with the policy implied in those Estimates may be effected therein:

Committee to consist of thirty-six Members;

Mr. Albu, Major Anstruther-Gray, Mr. Blackburn, Mr. Bossom, Mr. Dryden Brook, Miss Burton, Mr. Norman Cole, Viscountess Davidson, Mr. Donner, Sir Ralph Glyn, Sir Fergus Graham, Mr. Hobson, Lord John Hope, Mr. H. Hynd, Mr. A. J. Irvine, Mr. T. W. Jones, Mr. James Johnson, Mr. MacColl, Mr. Malcolm MacPherson, Major Markham, Mr. Mulley, Mr. Godfrey Nicholson, Mr. Nigel Nicolson, Mr. Ian L. Orr-Ewing, Mr. Peyton, Brigadier Peto, Sir Leslie Plummer, Mr. Profumo, Mr. William Ross, Mr. Norman Smith, Mr. G. P. Stevens, Mr. Summers, Mr. Wade, Miss Ward, Mr. Ian Winterbottom and Mr. Yates;

Seven to be the Quorum;

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;

Power to appoint Sub-Committees and to refer to such Sub-Committees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

Three to be the Quorum of every such Sub-Committee;

Every such Sub-Committee to have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any Adjournment of the House; and to adjourn from place to place;

Power to report from time to time Minutes of Evidence taken before Sub-Committees.—[Mr. Kaberry.]