HC Deb 13 May 1970 vol 801 cc1234-5
36. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will move to refer to the Select Committee on Procedure the rules and procedure by which hon. Members are referred to by name and their constituencies with an instruction to the Committee to make proposals to enable any hon. Member to select and adopt any name or title to which he may lawfully and legally be entitled, and to be so referred to in Parliament.

The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Fred Peart)

Such a matter is already within the terms of reference of the Committee.

Mr. Lewis

I thank my right hon. Friend for that exciting reply, but cannot he go a step further and refer the matter to the Committee, as he has done other important subjects, and no doubt ask the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Lambton) to give evidence on this very important issue?

Mr. Peart

Although my reply may not have been exciting, it was precise and I cannot go beyond it.