PRIVATE BILL PROCEDURE (COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS) (Hansard, 31 July 1956)

47. Mr. Glenvil Hall
asked the Prime Minister what action the Government propose to take on the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Private Bill Procedure.

§ The Prime Minister
The Report of the Joint Committee on Private Bill Procedure, presided over by the right hon. Gentleman, contains valuable recommendations which have engaged the close attention both of the Government and of the authorities in the two Houses. The right hon. Gentleman the Chairman of Ways and Means has informed me of the progress made on the recommendations which concern him. I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement indicating the action taken on a considerable number of the recommendations. Those not referred to in the statement are still under consideration.
I should like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the members of both Houses who served on this Committee.

Mr. Glenvil Hall
Can those parts of the Joint Committee's recommendations which require legislation be included in any legislation which the Government may promote later on the White Paper which is now in the Vote Office?

§ The Prime Minister
I wonder whether the right hon. Gentleman would let me consider that. What I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT indicates the action which we have already taken on a considerable number of these recommendations. As the right hon. Gentleman knows, there are more than twenty of them. I think that I should like consideration about the legislation point.