§ Sir F. LOWEasked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the fact that all the large boroughs proposed to be experimented upon are opposed to proportional representation being applied to them to the exclusion of other parts of the country, and also that this House has issued Instructions to the Boundary Commissioners that they are to proceed on the assumption that proportional representation will not be adopted, the Government will withdraw the Clauses of the Representation of the People Bill which relate to this subject?
§ Sir G. CAVENo, Sir. When the Instructions to the Boundary Commissioners were under discussion it was understood that a further opportunity of debating the question of proportional representation would arise on Clause 15 of the Bill. I hope that this Clause will be considered by the Committee next week.