Deb 06 February 1940 vol 115 cc465-6

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 provisions of the Order raise important questions of policy and principle which have been accepted already by the House when passing the Debts Clearing Office and Import Restriction Act, 1934, under which the Order is submitted for approval; that the Order is founded on precedent inasmuch as similar Orders have been submitted for the approval of Parliament under the Act; 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 pro- ceeds to a decision on the Resolution to approve the said Order:

Read, and ordered to lie on the Table.