HC Deb 19 March 1956 vol 550 c810
14. Mr. Crouch

asked the Attorney-General when the Report of the Royal Commission on Marriage and Divorce will be published.

The Solicitor-General

The Report of the Royal Commission has been received and will be presented to Parliament tomorrow. Copies will be available to Members in the Vote Office, and on sale to the public, at 2.30 p.m.

Mr. Crouch

While thanking my hon. and learned Friend for that reply, may I ask him whether five years is the usual time for a Royal Commission to consider a matter and whether that does not strengthen the argument that the Government should be very careful to see that Royal Commissions are appointed to deal only with very important matters.

The Solicitor-General

I cannot help feeling that even my hon. Friend, when he studies the bulk that this Royal Commission had to study, will think that it could hardly have done its work in less time.