§ Report from the Special Orders Committee, That they have examined the Special Order as required by the Standing Orders of the House:
§ That in their opinion the Order raises questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947, under which the Order is submitted for approval:
§ That the Order is founded on precedent inasmuch as similar Regulations made under the National Health Service Act, 1946, have been approved by Parliament:
§ That in the opinion of the Committee the Order cannot be passed by the House without special attention, but that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolution to approve the said Order; read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
§ House adjourned at: seventeen minutes past seven o'clock.