HL Deb 23 February 1949 vol 160 cc1138-9

Report from the Special Orders Committee, That they have examined the Special Orders as required by the Standing Orders of the House; That in their opinion the provisions of the Orders raise important questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the Representation of the People Acts; That the Order is founded on precedent inasmuch as similar Regulations have been submitted for approval under the Acts of 1918, 1943 and 1945, although these are the first Orders under the Act of 1948; That in the opinion of the Committee the Orders can be passed by the House without special attention, and that no further inquiry is necessary before the House proceeds to a decision on the Resolutions to approve the said Orders: Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.